The sweetness and bitterness of childhood: Insights from basic research on taste preferences

JA Mennella, NK Bobowski - Physiology & behavior, 2015 - Elsevier
In this article, we review findings from basic, experimental research on children that suggest
that the liking of sweet and the dislike of bitter tastes reflect children's basic biology. Children …

Update on burning mouth syndrome: overview and patient management

A Scala, L Checchi, M Montevecchi… - Critical Reviews in …, 2003 - journals.sagepub.com
Burning Mouth Syndrome (BMS) is a chronic pain syndrome that mainly affects middle-
aged/old women with hormonal changes or psychological disorders. This condition is …

[图书][B] Principles and practice of phytotherapy: modern herbal medicine

K Bone, S Mills - 2012 - books.google.com
The authoritative and comprehensive modern textbook on western herbal medicine-now in
its second edition This long-awaited second edition of Principles and Practice of …

The bad taste of medicines: overview of basic research on bitter taste

JA Mennella, AC Spector, DR Reed, SE Coldwell - Clinical therapeutics, 2013 - Elsevier
Background Many active pharmaceutical ingredients taste bitter and thus are aversive to
children as well as many adults. Encapsulation of the medicine in pill or tablet form, an …

Taste and smell losses in normal aging and disease

SS Schiffman - Jama, 1997 - jamanetwork.com
Objective.—To review the scientific literature on the alterations in the senses of taste and
smell in the elderly, including causes, diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment. Data Sources …

Genetic and environmental determinants of bitter perception and sweet preferences

JA Mennella, MY Pepino, DR Reed - Pediatrics, 2005 - publications.aap.org
Objective. Flavor is the primary dimension by which young children determine food
acceptance. However, children are not merely miniature adults because sensory systems …

[图书][B] Handbook of olfaction and gustation

RL Doty - 2015 - books.google.com
The largest collection of basic, clinical, and applied knowledge on the chemical senses ever
compiled in one volume, the third edition of Handbook of Olfaction and Gustation …

Comparing sensory experiences across individuals: recent psychophysical advances illuminate genetic variation in taste perception

LM Bartoshuk - Chemical senses, 2000 - academic.oup.com
Modern psychophysics has traveled considerably beyond the threshold measures that
dominated sensory studies in the first half of this century. Current methods capture the range …

Bitter taste markers explain variability in vegetable sweetness, bitterness, and intake

ME Dinehart, JE Hayes, LM Bartoshuk, SL Lanier… - Physiology & …, 2006 - Elsevier
Intake of vegetables falls short of recommendations to lower risk of chronic diseases. Most
research addresses bitterness as a sensory deterrent to consuming vegetables. We …

Bitter Receptor Gene (TAS2R38), 6‐n‐Propylthiouracil (PROP) Bitterness and Alcohol Intake

VB Duffy, AC Davidson, JR Kidd… - Alcoholism: Clinical …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Background: Phenylthiocarbamide (PTC) and 6‐n‐propylthiouracil (PROP), chemically
related compounds, are probes for genetic variation in bitter taste, although PROP is safer …