University of Illinois researchers Soo-Yeun Lee and Shelly Schmidt are trying to solve a mystery: Why doesn’t diet soda taste more like regular soda? Can a well-trained panel of “taste testers” pinpoint the exact problem? And can food scientists do anything to fix it?”If we could make diet soda taste better, it would be a big step in fighting the obesity epidemic,” said Shelly Schmidt, a U of I professor of food chemistry. [click link for full article]