They call it the Miracle fruit, and it may help cancer patients eat better

Synsepalum dulcificum is a red berry native to Ghana, where people have known for centuries that eating it affects the way food tastes. Photos: TNS

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.