March 8/Sydney, Australia/Hindustan Times -- An Australian study has revealed that humans have a sixth taste by which they can detect fat.
Using a series of taste-testing experiments, researchers from Deakin University have found that humans can identify the taste of fat by its chemical composition, rather than by its texture. They say it appears that those people who are highly sensitive to the taste of fat tend to eat less of it, and hence have significantly lower body mass indexes.