'Miracle Fruit' Helps Cancer Patients Enjoy Their Food by Changing Taste Buds from 'Metallic' to Sweet

A "miracle fruit" is helping cancer patients enjoy their food. Red berries in South Florida are being used to change taste ...
KSL

South Florida "miracle fruit" helps cancer patients manage chemo taste changes

A small red berry grown in south Florida is helping cancer patients reclaim something many lose during treatment: the ability to enjoy food.
Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Miracle fruit to the rescue: Cancer patients can taste food again

Her water tasted like rusty pennies; the pepperoni pizza like metallic cardboard. The more chemotherapy sessions Monica Faison-Finch got, the faster her taste buds gave out. Over time she became ...
AOL

The miracle berry can make sour foods taste sweet. Should you try it?

Have you ever heard of a fruit that can make sour foods taste sweet? It’s called the miracle berry, and it’s gained the attention of many TikTokers and adventurous eaters alike for its unique ability ...
C&EN

To make food palatable, cancer patients try miracle fruit

Sliding a mesh screen door, Erik Tietig points to rows of plants that have been his focus for the past decade. Standing nearly 2 m tall in plastic pots and sheltered by shade cloth, the Synsepalum ...
ascopubs.org

Treatment of taste alterations in chemotherapy patients using the “miracle fruit”: Preliminary analysis of a pilot study.

Improving sexual function in female cancer survivors: A systematic review of psychosocial interventions. Background: Patients undergoing chemotherapy often complain of alterations of taste (dysgeusia) ...