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Taste By Diane Ackerman Summary

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The short story on “Taste”, Diane Ackerman explains why we crave food and the reasons behind cravings. According to the author “there’s no question that, at least for certain nutrients, if a person is in true need, some gustatory yen or body wisdom takes over” (149), to prove that craving is necessity the author uses multiple examples around the short fragment of the story. One of the most common craving situations around society are the ones pregnant woman have. The author explains that the fact pregnant women have craving is because of the increase blood volume of a pregnant woman lowers her sodium level and as a result she does not taste saltiness therefore, she may crave really salty food and also, the fact that some women crave ice cream
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