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Sweet taste preference as a risk factor for alcohol dependence.
The American journal of psychiatry - 1 May 2001
Kranzler H R, Sandstrom K A, Van Kirk J
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OBJECTIVE: Previous research has found that alcoholics have a greater preference for sweet solutions than comparison subjects. This study tested the hypothesis that preference for sweet solutions is a marker for alcoholism risk. METHOD: A total of 122 nonalcoholic subjects (59 men) participated. Fifty-eight subjects had a paternal history of alcoholism, and 64 did not. Each subject rated a series of sucrose...
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