Bitterness induces nausea, swallowing not required

Monday, April 11, 2011 - 12:30 in Health & Medicine

The mere taste of something extremely bitter—even if you don't swallow it at all—is enough to cause that dreaded feeling of nausea and to set your stomach churning, according to a new study reported in the April 12th issue of Current Biology, a Cell Press publication.

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