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Flavor and taste recognition impairments in people with type 1 diabetes
Flavor and taste recognition impairments in people with type 1 diabetes
- Source :
- Nutrition & Diabetes, Vol 14, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2024)
- Publication Year :
- 2024
- Publisher :
- Nature Publishing Group, 2024.
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Abstract
- Abstract Background/objectives Adherence to dietary recommendations is a critical component in the management of type 1 diabetes (T1D). Taste and flavor significantly influence food choices. The aim of this study was to investigate taste sensitivity and flavor recognition ability in adults with T1D compared to healthy individuals. Subjects/methods Seventy-two people with T1D and 72 matched healthy controls participated in the study. Participants underwent the gustometry test for sweet, sour, salty, and bitter tastes and the flavor test, which consisted of oral administration of aqueous aromatic solutions identifying 21 different compounds. Results Participants with T1D had significantly lower flavor scores and gustometry scores than controls (p
- Subjects :
- Nutritional diseases. Deficiency diseases
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20444052
- Volume :
- 14
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Nutrition & Diabetes
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.73acb329832b427392e0fb0efcbed3a2
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41387-024-00322-1