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Taste sensitivity throughout age and the relationship with the sleep quality

OBJECTIVE: The aim of the present study was to evaluate taste sensitivity and sleep pattern throughout age. METHODS: Thirty-five male adults aged (25.05±0.71 years), and twenty- four older adults (68.92 ± 6.43 years) were selected and submitted to sleep evaluation (Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index and...

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Autores principales: Martelli, Maria Eduarda, Jacob, Natália, Morais, Milca Abda, da-Cunha, Diogo T, Corona, Ligiana P, Capitani, Caroline Dário, Esteves, Andrea Maculano
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Brazilian Association of Sleep and Latin American Federation of Sleep 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7347370/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32670490
http://dx.doi.org/10.5935/1984-0063.20190127
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author Martelli, Maria Eduarda
Jacob, Natália
Morais, Milca Abda
da-Cunha, Diogo T
Corona, Ligiana P
Capitani, Caroline Dário
Esteves, Andrea Maculano
author_facet Martelli, Maria Eduarda
Jacob, Natália
Morais, Milca Abda
da-Cunha, Diogo T
Corona, Ligiana P
Capitani, Caroline Dário
Esteves, Andrea Maculano
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description OBJECTIVE: The aim of the present study was to evaluate taste sensitivity and sleep pattern throughout age. METHODS: Thirty-five male adults aged (25.05±0.71 years), and twenty- four older adults (68.92 ± 6.43 years) were selected and submitted to sleep evaluation (Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index and Epworth Sleepiness Scale), as well as taste sensitivity. Taste sensitivity was evaluated using three dilutions and the different concentrations were presented for the four basic flavors (salty, sweet, bitter and sour). These samples were encoded with three digits and randomly presented to the participants in 50 mL plastic cups. RESULTS: In both groups, sleep quality was poor (PSQI >5). Older adults presented a negative effect to identify sweet and salty taste and, in this population, sleep time was associated with sweet taste perception. DISCUSSION: We may suggest that aging may cause changes in taste sensitivity, as well as total sleep time was observed to be a significant predictor of sweet taste. Sleep may play an important role in taste sensitivity, although the mechanisms are still unknown. Thus, the results of this research may contribute to the emergence of new studies that seek to better understand this relationship of sleep quality as taste sensitivity.
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spelling pubmed-73473702020-07-14 Taste sensitivity throughout age and the relationship with the sleep quality Martelli, Maria Eduarda Jacob, Natália Morais, Milca Abda da-Cunha, Diogo T Corona, Ligiana P Capitani, Caroline Dário Esteves, Andrea Maculano Sleep Sci Original Article OBJECTIVE: The aim of the present study was to evaluate taste sensitivity and sleep pattern throughout age. METHODS: Thirty-five male adults aged (25.05±0.71 years), and twenty- four older adults (68.92 ± 6.43 years) were selected and submitted to sleep evaluation (Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index and Epworth Sleepiness Scale), as well as taste sensitivity. Taste sensitivity was evaluated using three dilutions and the different concentrations were presented for the four basic flavors (salty, sweet, bitter and sour). These samples were encoded with three digits and randomly presented to the participants in 50 mL plastic cups. RESULTS: In both groups, sleep quality was poor (PSQI >5). Older adults presented a negative effect to identify sweet and salty taste and, in this population, sleep time was associated with sweet taste perception. DISCUSSION: We may suggest that aging may cause changes in taste sensitivity, as well as total sleep time was observed to be a significant predictor of sweet taste. Sleep may play an important role in taste sensitivity, although the mechanisms are still unknown. Thus, the results of this research may contribute to the emergence of new studies that seek to better understand this relationship of sleep quality as taste sensitivity. Brazilian Association of Sleep and Latin American Federation of Sleep 2020 /pmc/articles/PMC7347370/ /pubmed/32670490 http://dx.doi.org/10.5935/1984-0063.20190127 Text en http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Martelli, Maria Eduarda
Jacob, Natália
Morais, Milca Abda
da-Cunha, Diogo T
Corona, Ligiana P
Capitani, Caroline Dário
Esteves, Andrea Maculano
Taste sensitivity throughout age and the relationship with the sleep quality
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title_short Taste sensitivity throughout age and the relationship with the sleep quality
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7347370/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32670490
http://dx.doi.org/10.5935/1984-0063.20190127
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