Taste sensitivity of adults and elderly persons
Abstract Objective: To compare the taste sensitivity of adults and elderly people, considering nutritional status, smoking and alcohol consumption. Method: Forty-six volunteers participated in the research, thirteen of whom were adult employees of a company from the food industry and thirty-three...
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| description | Abstract Objective: To compare the taste sensitivity of adults and elderly people, considering nutritional status, smoking and alcohol consumption. Method: Forty-six volunteers participated in the research, thirteen of whom were adult employees of a company from the food industry and thirty-three of whom were elderly residents of three Long-Term Care Facilities for the Elderly from the Vale do Taquari (Taquari Valley). They responded to a structured questionnaire about their socioeconomic data and use of medication, smoking and alcohol consumption, and underwent a nutritional evaluation and a taste sensitivity test. The taste sensitivity test was applied at three different concentrations for every flavor, with 4 drops dripped on the tongue of the volunteer, who described the level of perceived palatability, giving a score of 0-5. Data was analyzed through statistical analysis using the Statistical Package SPSS 20.0, considering a value of significance of p<0.05. Result: a reduction in the taste sensitivity of the elderly persons was noted for the sweet and sour solutions, in comparison with adults, as the majority of the elderly people demonstrated lower sensitivity scale scores for the citric acid solution in concentration 1 (p=0.004) and concentration 2 (p=0.049) and sucrose in concentration 3 (p=0.026). Conclusion: Elderly people had a lower perception of the sweet and sour flavors than adults. Moreover, nutritional status, gender, alcohol consumption, smoking and medication use were not significantly associated with the taste perception of the individuals evaluated. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-06f62df498134998bfa132869b5c8e7d2022-12-22T02:34:25ZengUniversidade Estadual do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ) , Universidade Aberta a Terceira Idade (UnAti)Revista Brasileira de Geriatria e Gerontologia1809-98231981-225619579780810.1590/1809-98232016019.150218S1809-98232016000500797Taste sensitivity of adults and elderly personsLuisa NeumannBianca Coletti SchaurenFernanda Scherer AdamiAbstract Objective: To compare the taste sensitivity of adults and elderly people, considering nutritional status, smoking and alcohol consumption. Method: Forty-six volunteers participated in the research, thirteen of whom were adult employees of a company from the food industry and thirty-three of whom were elderly residents of three Long-Term Care Facilities for the Elderly from the Vale do Taquari (Taquari Valley). They responded to a structured questionnaire about their socioeconomic data and use of medication, smoking and alcohol consumption, and underwent a nutritional evaluation and a taste sensitivity test. The taste sensitivity test was applied at three different concentrations for every flavor, with 4 drops dripped on the tongue of the volunteer, who described the level of perceived palatability, giving a score of 0-5. Data was analyzed through statistical analysis using the Statistical Package SPSS 20.0, considering a value of significance of p<0.05. Result: a reduction in the taste sensitivity of the elderly persons was noted for the sweet and sour solutions, in comparison with adults, as the majority of the elderly people demonstrated lower sensitivity scale scores for the citric acid solution in concentration 1 (p=0.004) and concentration 2 (p=0.049) and sucrose in concentration 3 (p=0.026). Conclusion: Elderly people had a lower perception of the sweet and sour flavors than adults. Moreover, nutritional status, gender, alcohol consumption, smoking and medication use were not significantly associated with the taste perception of the individuals evaluated.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1809-98232016000500797&lng=en&tlng=enadultopercepção gustativaenvelhecimento. |
| spellingShingle | Luisa Neumann Bianca Coletti Schauren Fernanda Scherer Adami Taste sensitivity of adults and elderly persons Revista Brasileira de Geriatria e Gerontologia adulto percepção gustativa envelhecimento. |
| title | Taste sensitivity of adults and elderly persons |
| title_full | Taste sensitivity of adults and elderly persons |
| title_fullStr | Taste sensitivity of adults and elderly persons |
| title_full_unstemmed | Taste sensitivity of adults and elderly persons |
| title_short | Taste sensitivity of adults and elderly persons |
| title_sort | taste sensitivity of adults and elderly persons |
| topic | adulto percepção gustativa envelhecimento. |
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