Participants with pharmacologically impaired taste function seek out more intense, higher calorie stimuli.

DISCUSSION: Our results show that the attenuation in the perceived taste intensity of sweeteners correlates with shifted preferences and altered hedonic response to select sweet foods. This suggests that those with a diminished sense of taste may desire more intense stimuli to attain a satisfactory level of reward, potentially influencing eating habits to compensate for a lower gustatory input. PMID: 28606563 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28606563?dopt=Abstract

Source: Appetite - June 9, 2017 Category: Nutrition Authors: Noel CA, Sugrue M, Dando R Tags: Appetite Source Type: research

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