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Subtle Sweet Tooth May Keep Brits, French Alive

By Neal Colgrass,  Newser Staff

Posted Jun 26, 2009 7:03 PM CDT

(Newser) – If Marie Antoinette really said "Let them eat cake," she probably knew the French wouldn't bite. Along with the British and other Europeans, the French have developed genetic variants that make them more sensitive to sweetness in food, a new study says....   Read full story »

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