If you’re among the 19% of Americans who report changes in their sense of taste as they get older, it might be some cause for alarm. New research suggests that losing your sense of taste ...

Losing our sense of taste can be a symptom of ageing, but it can also be a sign of other conditions such as menopause, injury, a virus or the early stages of disease ...

Dad gives his a piece of raw cacao. He seems happy at first. He's chewing. The look of concern, then confusion takes over.

The prevalence of reported alterations in the sense of taste increases with age, and is highest, at 27%, for people aged 80 years and above, according to National Institute of Deafness and other ...

A global Monell Chemical Senses Center examined the bitterness intensity of five medicines and two bitter modifiers in 338 adults of European descent and recent US and Canadian immigrants from Asia, ...

Many medicines taste so bitter that some people avoid taking them. To help with the bad taste, flavors and sweeteners are ...

Stanley Tucci lost his sense of taste and smell while undergoing treatment for tongue cancer. But now that he's cancer-free, he says it's stronger than ever. The beloved actor — who's new show ...

This story appears in the December 2015 issue of National Geographic magazine and is part of National Geographic’s Future of Food initiative, a special five-year project that seeks to show how ...

Why is our sense of taste so susceptible to damage and is there a way to still enjoy food when we lose it? There are lots of tactics for boosting flavour in cooking: using pungent ingredients ...

Has your sense of taste ever gone dull or disappeared after vaping? Vaper’s tongue could be to blame. The popularity of vaping has skyrocketed over the last couple of years, but still very ...

Loss of taste, particularly for salty and sour foods, could signal early death in adults over 40, with a 47% higher risk of mortality. The study highlights the increased prevalence in men with ...