title: Cross-cultural differences in simple taste preferences.
abstract: A population of Indian laborers who show high preferences for sour and bitter tastes has been studied. Their judgments of taste intensity and pleasantness of sweet and salty stimuli are in accord with European population estimates, which suggests that dietary history may alter preferences for simple taste stimuli without affecting the gustatory system.
mesh_terms: D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005518:Food Preferences; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D013649:Taste / Q000502:physiology*