LONG-TERM REDUCTION IN DIETARY-SODIUM ALTERS THE TASTE OF SALT
LONG-TERM REDUCTION IN DIETARY-SODIUM ALTERS THE TASTE OF SALT
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DOI:
10.1093/ajcn/36.6.1134
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发表时间:
1982-01-01
影响因子:
7.1
通讯作者:
ENGELMAN, K
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作者:
BERTINO, M;BEAUCHAMP, GK;ENGELMAN, K
A group of young adult subjects was placed on self-maintained, low Na diets for 5 mo. Taste responses to salt in solutions, soups and crackers were determined both during the 2 mo. preceding diet initiation and during a 5-mo. period when subjects lowered their Na intake. Taste responses were also determined in a control group with ad lib salt consumption throughout the same period. Perceived intensity of salt in crackers increased. The salt concentrations of maximum pleasantness in soup and crackers fell in the experimental subjects, but not in the control subjects. The preferred level of salt in food is dependent on the level of salt consumed. This preferred level can be lowered after a reduction in Na intake. The implications of these findings for the maintenance of low Na diets are discussed.