Special Report: Eat your heart out

Michelle
"My favorite snack is tortilla chips."

Jake
"My favorite snack is beef jerky."

Dr. Alan Hirsch of the smell and taste institute says after testing more than 18 thousand people, he believes food can determine a couple's compatibility... Or at least help you pick out a possible mate.

Alan Hirsch M.D. - Neurological Dir., Smell & Taste Treatment and Research Foundation
"We were able to determine who you would be most romantically compatible with and 95% of the time it's correct."

The book covers cocktails, breakfast foods, ice cream, fruits & veggies - even snacks. So if you love potato chips the research shows you are a competitive, high achiever. You'll go well with other chip lovers but you can mix it up with pretzel people too.

Popcorn lovers are self-confident take-charge types, but are also modest, and won't show-off. You'll pop for other popcorn people and may get hot for tortilla chip lovers.

Or here's another taste test for love. A severe sweet tooth means you live for the moment. People who prefer sour flavors are loyal and will stay together. Spicy food fanatics are thrill seekers who try to end a relationship quickly. And salt lovers are introverts who want to avoid a confrontation.

While the thought of picking off each other's plate is appealing, some doctor's vow it won't make or break a date.

Caroline Apovian M.D. Boston Medical Center
"I don't think you can bank everything on whether or not they're eating pretzels versus potato chips, I think it's a fun thing to look at but i don't think you should bank your next husband on it."

Alan Hirsch M.D. - Neurological Dir., Smell & Taste Treatment and Research Foundation
"According to the test Michelle and Jake are a good match."

Michelle and Jake have been together for 4 years and are cooking up a fall wedding. They say once they tuned in to their tastebuds, they were amazed at how it confirmed their well done relationship.

Jake
"I eat these foods and that's how I act and it's just the way things are, it's weird, you know?"

Michelle
"Everything that I learned about Jake was right on."

So the next time your hungry for love, bite into something that will have you eating your heart out.

Smell & Taste Treatment and Research Foundation, Ltd.
845 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 990W
Chicago, IL 60611
312.938.1047
www.scienceofsmell.com

Caroline Apovian, M.D.
88 East Newton Street
Building D Suite 614
Boston, MA 02460
617.638.8556

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