Taste perception influences food preference and intake. Sensory inputs from taste receptors provide information regarding the identity and flavor of food. Taste sensations can induce satiety and… reinforce eating. Taste bud density, differences in salivary constituents, genetic variation in taste receptors, and exocrine and endocrine factors may all influence food intake and, therefore, influence risk for nutrition-related conditions including obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, hypertension, hyperlipidemia and cancer.
There are five widely accepted taste…
Authors:
Hillary L. Shaw, M.D., Cedrick D. Dotson, Ph.D., Steven D. Munger, Ph.D., and Nanette Steinle, M.D.
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