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People's preferences for sweet tastes are ________, and their preferences for excessively salty tastes are ________

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Sweet tastes have been found to be universal: all cultures and peoples are predisposed to enjoying sweet foods. However, salty foods have a learned basis. These foods and ingredients are more influenced by availability, since not every culture has access to salt and salty foods.
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