Maybe you really are what you eat. People who have sweet tooths are more likely to lend a hand and be cooperative, finds new research in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.

Researchers had 55 college students answer questions about their personality and also rate how much they liked 50 different foods broken up into the five major flavor profiles: spicy, salty, bitter, sour, and sweet. Those who rated the sweet foods higher had a higher level of agreeableness.


In another study the same researchers found that when the students were given a sweet food like chocolate milk over a plain cracker or no food, they were more willing to volunteer their time for a professor.

It's not the first time scientists have found a link between flavor preferences and personality.


Can't keep your hand out of the cookie jar? Drool at the thought of a juicy ribeye? Here's what it all means:

In the new study, participants who ate something sweet were more willing to volunteer their time than their sugar-free counterparts.

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Explore and compare medications Maybe you really are what you eat. People who have sweet tooths are more likely to lend a hand and be cooperative, finds new research in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.

Researchers had 55 college students answer questions about their personality and also rate how much they liked 50 different foods broken up into the five major flavor profiles: spicy, salty, bitter, sour, and sweet. Those who rated the sweet foods higher had a higher level of agreeableness.

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In another study the same researchers found that when the students were given a sweet food like chocolate milk over a plain cracker or no food, they were more willing to volunteer their time for a professor.

It's not the first time scientists have found a link between flavor preferences and personality.


Can't keep your hand out of the cookie jar? Drool at the thought of a juicy ribeye? Here's what it all means:

In the new study, participants who ate something sweet were more willing to volunteer their time than their sugar-free counterparts.

Can't put down the sriracha? You may be a thrill-seeker, according to a study from Penn State. Students who scored high on a risk-taking behavior test also reported enjoying spicy flavors, while those who generally played it safe were more cautious about their food choices.

Foods composed of fat and protein spark your evolutionary craving for sustenance, but also trigger a social cue in your mind, according to researchers at Monell Chemical Senses Center. Since hearty meals are usually enjoyed with friends or family, the scent of bacon frying triggers memories of good times.

Water attracts salt, so those who crave it are literally more likely to "go with the flow," according to researchers at the University of Natural Medicine. Take this with a grain of salt, though; too much sodium is associated with high blood pressure levels.

Researchers at the City University of New York found that bitter tastes are linked with harsher judgement. When people were asked to give their opinions on certain scenarios after sipping either a bitter drink or water, the first group was 27 percent tougher in its assessment than those who had H2O. Skip the cranberry juice at your next happy hour to view your surroundings in a sweeter light.

http://health.yahoo.net/articles/healthcare/what-your-favorite-flavor-says-about-you

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Linked article:  Avoid these migraine triggers.

Has an animation that probably came from a high school science project.

But the article says changing weather is the worst trigger, because it
involves changing barometric pressure.  That would mean that someone
who suffers from migraines would never be capable of swimming under
water, and especially would need to avoid SCUBA, submarines, or airplane
flights.  And forget about mountain climbing.  But not a word about those
things is to be found there.

:dancing-banana: :ready-to-eat:
So, what does it mean if my favorite food is cheese?

That indicates you have a 'fermented' sense of humor.  

Perhaps you find that you have an urge to sit under a shade tree
in a pasture and chew the same food day after day.  You might
discover such an activity to be a "Moooo-ving" experience.

But the bottom line is, you're going to have a higher food bill,
because cheese ain't cheap.

If you don't like that answer, be glad I didn't say that your liking
cheese means that you're 'cheesey'.


P.S.  One of my favorite foods is Tommy's chili.  Tommy's is
a restaurant chain in greater Los Angeles that was started by
a progressive entrepreneur named Tommy Koulax, Jr. in 1946.
The cascabel chili pepper is apparently a key ingredient of
the recipe.  The cheese they use is Pasteurize-processed
American Cheese Food, which is a bit of a let-down, but what's
worse is they charge you 40 cents extra for each slice.  
Their chili cheese fries resembles Canadian poutine, but without
the all-important cheese aspect (which Canadians will say makes
it nothing like poutine).  I have never tried poutine.  Maybe some
day!  


Tommy's chili cheese fries:

 


Montreal poutine:

my favorite food is chicken or pizza.