Nutrition and Sensation

• 04 oktober 2024
• 9781032302829

Samenvatting:

Fully revised and updated, this edition includes new information on sensory modalities; disease states affecting sensation; nutritional manipulation; unusual sensory hallucinations of food; using flavor to suppress appetite; and the concept of a sixth taste in gustation, lipid and fat receptors on the tongue.

Nutrition and Sensation, Second Edition continues to explore how sensations unravel the hidden sensory universe which acts to control our appetite and nutritional desires. The sensory influence on food is found everywhere—whether it is the color of soda, the viscosity of maple syrup, or the aroma of chocolate—the sensory experience fuels consumption.

This book continues to discuss the impact of olfaction, gustation, retronasal olfaction, vision, vestibular function, hearing, and somatosensory and tactile nature on nutrition. It also focuses on the use of the sensory system to treat nutritional disorders including obesity, with attention to the mechanisms encompassing smell and taste and how this can influence satiety and weight.

Nutrition and Sensation, Second Edition provides a deeper understanding of the fascinating link between the sensory system and nutrition.