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When snacks are laid out, do you find yourself reaching for the salted nuts and potato chips? A new scientific study explains why some people like salt more than others. It may be related to how much you weighed when you were born. Salt can contribute to high blood pressure, but not all high sodium foods taste salty.

Nutritionists have discovered that individual differences in salty taste acceptance by two-month old infants are inversely related to birth weight. Lighter birth weight infants show greater acceptance of salt-water solutions than do babies who were heavier at birth.
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