Ukmedix has come across some research that shows that having a sweet tooth tend to eat more quantities of fruit and this may be used so that dieticians and nutritionist could come up with tailor made diet plans for individuals. The research that was done in America and France could also help scientists who work on flavours and taste in foods to come up with individual products that would be designed for individual taste preferences.

The research that has been published in a leading food journal called Appetite and shows that individuals who eat sweets alot also eat much more fruit than those individuals who are more found of savoury food. The research also showed that those who like vegetables tend to eat less sweets also. The researchers from Cornell University said that taste preferences will eventually be used to discover why certain people eat more of certain foods and could lead to useful applications in weight loss diets.

The study looked at over 14,000 people over 2 years and evaluted the average consumption of sweet and salty foods as well as complete fruit consumption in all the volunteers. The results very clearly showed that people that frequently consumed fruit also frequently consumed sweets and that those people who ate salty snacks also ate less fruit.

The study authors also interviewed 2,000 people randomly in America and got them to complete a questionnaire to see if eating sweet snacks was linked more strongly with fruit than it was to eating vegetabes. It was again found that eating sweets was linked to higher fruit intake compared to vegetable consumption and those that ate less sweets ate more vegetables.

These studies highlight the differences between the eating habits and patterns of individuals and highlights the need for individual diets for people. Ukmedix feels that it is important to find a diet that suits you and makes you feels comfortable rather than a 'one size fits all' diet plan approach.