Effects of cigarette smoking and family history of alcoholism on sweet taste perception and food cravings in women

(Disponible en anglais seulement.)

This study found that women who smoked required higher concentrations of a sweet solution in order to detect sweet taste, and the more years a woman smoked cigarettes, the less sensitive she was to sweet taste. Also, women with a family history of alcoholism preferred higher levels of sweetness and craved sweet-tasting foods more often.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1530-0277.2007.00519.x

Comment: The more cigarettes you crave, the more high fat and high starchy foods you crave. Yet another reason to quit smoking!