Cats lack a sweet tooth

news @ nature.com�-�Cats lack a sweet tooth�-�Genetic analysis explains pets' indifference to sugary treats.

What they possibly failed to consider is that cats won't eat anything you want them to. If they had locked the sugary treats away in a drawer, things might have been different. Further tests might show that, while cats lack receptors that make eating sugar pleasant, they do have a large region of the brain that receives pleasure proteins when the cat is awkward, uncooperative or antisocial.