Like the Taste of Chalk? You're in Luck--Humans May Be Able to Taste Calcium

Sunday, September 7, 2008 - 18:29 in Biology & Nature

Mice, and most likely humans, have the ability to taste calcium--and most do not like it, according to new research presented today at the American Chemical Society's semiannual national meeting, held this week in Philadelphia. Scientists say the findings could explain why, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, 80 percent of Americans do not get enough calcium when it is so important for our health. [More]

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