Repeated consumption of high-energy nutrient poor foods can lead to undesirable health
outcomes such as obesity. Taste plays an important role in food choice, and a better …

Background Both fresh and processed foods are available in the modern food environment
where taste can signal presence of nutrients. However, whether these taste–nutrient …

▪ Abstract Sensory responses to the taste, smell, and texture of foods help determine food
preferences and eating habits. However, sensory responses alone do not predict food …

Taste is frequently cited as an important factor in food choice, and while a number of studies
have attempted to identify relationships between taste function and dietary intake, a …

It is well known that taste perception influences food intake. After ingestion, gustatory
receptors relay sensory signals to the brain, which segregates, evaluates, and distinguishes …

Food choice and food intake are guided by both sensory and metabolic processes. The
senses of taste and smell play a key role in the sensory effects on choice and intake. This …

There are many reasons why we consume food, the obvious and most important one being
to obtain nutrition for a healthy and happy body. However, in a society where food supply …

It is well known that nutritional intake can vary substantially as a function of demographic
variables such as ethnicity and/or sex. Although a variety of factors are known to underlie the …

Taste is expected to represent a food's nutrient content. The objective was to investigate
whether taste acts as nutrient-sensor, within the context of the current diet, which is high in …

The 'taste of food'plays an important role in food choice. Furthermore, foods high in fat, sugar
and salt are highly palatable and associated with increased food consumption. Research …