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What Do Sweet Foods Taste Like When You Can’t Taste Sweetness?

Sunday, October 31st, 2010

Salon.com’s Francis Lam decided to find out. He used Gymnema sylvestre – an herb used in Ayurvedic medicine to treat diabetes. Known as “Sugar Destroyer,” it can also alter the perception of sweetness when applied to the mouth/tongue.

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What Do Sweet Foods Taste Like When You Can’t Taste Sweetness?