How bitter taste influences nutrition and health in primary care

Low et al. (2014) explain that taste may play an important role in influencing food acceptance and/or energy intake since a person’s ability to detect or sense sweetness in the oral cavity is thought to be one of many factors involved in determining food acceptance. In addition, evidence is emerging suggesting that the signaling mechanisms […]

Given the inconsistent findings on people’s detection speeds for food versus non-food items, Sawada et al. (2017) conducted a study assessing normal-weight individuals on their reaction times in detecting high-fat foods (fast food), low-fat foods (Japanese diet), and non-foods (kitchen utensils) among a crowd of cars (distractors). The researchers were interested in investigating the impact […]