1 Port-aux-Francais, French Southern Territories, 12,151 mi. 2  Ãle de la Possession, Crozet Islands, French Southern Territories, 11,772 mi. 3  Amsterdam Island, French Southern Territories, 11,308 mi. 4  Mawson, Antarctica, 11,292 mi.  Marion Island (Prince Edward Islands), South Africa, 11,202 mi.
The researchers add that stress is also known to increase intake of salty foods. But in this study, the team did not find any GC receptors in taste buds associated with salty and sour tastes. Parker says this may be because stress could have an influence on salt taste processing in the brain. Taste buds are not only found on the tongue; they are also present in the gut and pancreas.
Nothingâs wrong with your taste buds. Itâs just your sense of smell that is temporarily reduced. If none of the less serious explanations can be applied, it would be a red flag telling me to consider more serious diagnoses. Diabetes can injure the nerves from taste buds to the brain. So can liver disease, kidney disease, Alzheimerâs disease and Parkinsonâs disease. A bad injury to the head, or surgery around the ear, can injure the nerves that go to the tongue. Cancer chemotherapy drugs can reduce the sense of taste.