Enhanced Sweet Taste: This is Your Tongue on Pot

Monday, December 21, 2009 - 15:28 in Health & Medicine

New findings from the Monell Center and Kyushu University report that endocannabinoids act directly on tongue taste receptors to specifically enhance sweet taste. The findings may open doors to the development of new therapeutic compounds to combat obesity and diabetes.

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