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Individual preferences for piquant foods vary due to factors like capsaicin receptor sensitivity, personality traits, and cultural and social conditioning.  

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Why Do People Have Different Eating Habits?

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Mice Fed a Highly Processed Diet Are More Susceptible to the Flu

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As Carbon Dioxide Goes Up, Plants’ Nutrient Content Declines

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Different Dietary Fibers Affect the Body in Unique Ways

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Universe 25 Experiment

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