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How planets impact our taste and food habits

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Planets rule your palate

Liking for a particular kind of food is a very personal trait and varies from person to person. According to well-known astrologer Umang Taneja, who specialises in Nadi Shastra, a branch of astrology, a person’s eating habit is governed by ruling planets

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Each Zodiac has a ruling planet

As per Nadi Astrology people can be categorized on the basis of their eating habits or preference as per their ruling planet. Each zodiac has its own lord/ruling planet like, Aries and Scorpio are ruled by Mars wherein Taurus and Libra are ruled by Venus, Gemini and Virgo are ruled by Mercury, Cancer is ruled by Moon, Leo is ruled by Sun, Saturn is the ruler of Capricorn and Aquarius and lastly Jupiter rules Sagittarius and Pisces. Each Ruling planet has a certain temperament which leads a person to have a liking for specific kind of food.

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Sun

Sun is the king of Solar System, hence people with ruling planet Sun have royal food habits i.e. they love to gorge on high calorie ingredients such as butter, cream, dry fruits, oils and sugar.

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Moon

Moon affects the water of oceans and seas. The person has a liking for sweets, milk and milk products.

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Mars

Mars has martial qualities hence people governed by it like non-veg food which provides them with muscular strength.

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Venus

Venus on the other hand rules foods which are packaged and have attractive display eg Corn flakes, breads etc.

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Jupiter

Jupiter rules majorly those foods which are sweet and yellow in coulor like papaya, banana, yellow gram etc, also the people with ruling planet Jupiter have a special place for desserts in their heart and can’t control themselves when they see one.

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Mercury

Mercury rules green and leafy vegetables and salads like lady finger, spinach, bottle gourd, cauliflower etc. People born with Mercury as the ruling planet usually have lean body structure and green vegetables are an essential part of their diet.

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Saturn

Those ruled by Saturn are hardworking and hence, like energy giving foods. Even after consuming high calorie food their metabolism keeps their body weight in check. They remain thin, although blood sugar remains on the higher side.

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