Calcium taste preference and sensitivity in humans: II. Hemodialysis patients

被引：8

作者：

Leshem, M ^{[1
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Rudoy, J

Schulkin, J

机构：

[1] Univ Haifa, Dept Psychol, IL-31905 Haifa, Israel

[2] Univ Haifa, Brain & Behav Ctr, IL-31905 Haifa, Israel

[3] Lady Davis Med Ctr, Haemodialysis Unit, Haifa, Israel

[4] Georgetown Univ, Sch Med, Dept Physiol & Biophys, Washington, DC 20007 USA

来源：

PHYSIOLOGY & BEHAVIOR | 2003年 / 78卷 / 03期

关键词：

calcium; calcium appetite; hemodialysis; human; taste preference;

D O I：

10.1016/S0031-9384(03)00006-4

中图分类号：

B84 [心理学];

学科分类号：

04 ; 0402 ;

摘要：

Calcium is an essential nutrient. However, in humans, despite widespread belief in a calcium appetite, it has hardly been studied experimentally. Here, we compared the avidity for calcium in 10 hemodialysis patients and 10 healthy controls to test whether disturbed calcium metabolism alters the preference for calcium. Hemodialysis patients did not differ from controls in their taste responses to CaCl2 solution. However, they found high levels of CaCl2 in cheese tastier. Our findings are indicative of a possible increased calcium appetite related to perturbed calcium metabolism in humans. The findings also suggest that for hemodialysis patients calcium added to foods might increase their palatability. (C) 2003 Elsevier Science Inc. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：409 / 414

页数：6

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