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Some People Do Not Taste（味觉、品尝） Salt（盐） Like Others 咸度味感因人而异 Low-salt foods may be harder （困难的）for some people to like than others低盐食物可能是困难的对某些人来说，according to a study by a Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences1 food scientist. The research indicates（表明） that genetic（遗传学） factors（因素） influence（影响） some of the difference in the levels（等级） of salt we like to eat该研究指出，遗传因素影响我们吃盐的等级.　　Those conclusions are important这些结论非常重要because recent，well-publicized efforts（努力） to reduce 减少 the salt content（含量） in food因为近期对减少食物含盐量的大力宣传2 have left（让） many people struggling（斗争） to accept（接受）fare（食物） that simply 简单的 does not taste as good to them as it does to others使得许多人努力去接受适合其他人而不适合自己口味的食物3，pointed out John Hayes，assistant professor of food science，who was lead investigator 调查者 4 on the study该研究负责人、食品科学副教授约翰·海斯指出.　　Diets high in salt含盐量高的饮食 can increase 增加 the risk 风险 of high blood pressure 压力 and stroke 中风 会增加高血压和中风的风险. That is why public health experts 专家 and food companies 公司 are working together on ways to help consumers 消费者 这就是公共健康专家和食品公司共同努力帮助消费者lower salt intake 吸入 through foods that are enjoyable to eat通过可口的食品帮助消费者减少盐摄入量的原因. This study increases understanding of salt preference 偏好 and consumption 消耗量 该研究使人们更加理解对盐的喜好和摄入的差异.　　The research involved 87 carefully screened 审查 participants 参加者 who sampled 品尝 salty foods such as soup 汤 and chips 薯片 该研究包括87名经过仔细筛选的参与者，他们品尝了汤和薯条等含盐食物，on multiple occasions，spread out over weeks在几周5.Test subjects were 45 men and 42 women参与者包括45名男性和42名女性，reportedly healthy身体健康，rangingin age from 20 to 40 years年龄在20岁到40岁之间. The sample 样本 was composed 构成 of individuals 个人 who were not actively 积极地 modifying 更改 their dietary 节食的 intake 吸入 and did not smoke cigarettes参与者不会主动改变自己的饮食习惯，且不吸烟. They rated 额定 the intensity 强度 of taste on a commonly常用的 used scientific scale 尺度 他们通过一种常用的科学量表来区别咸度味感，ranging from barely detectable 可察觉的 to strongest sensation 感觉 of any kind分为“最轻微味感”到“最强烈味感”等级别.　　“Most of US like the taste of salt.