Research into why some people like chocolate more than others could pave the way for functional foods that target individuals according to their 'metabolic fingerprints', reports Nestlé
Dr Sunil Kochhar, based at Nestlé's research centre in Lausanne, Switzerland, said: "People that love chocolate have a different metabolic fingerprint in their blood plasma or urine to those who are indifferent to it."
This link between dietary preference and 'metabotype' would help Nestlé develop foods to meet the nutritional needs of individuals with specific metabolic phenotypes in the future, he claimed.
