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http://dx.doi.org/10.5720/kjcn.2013.18.3.223

Association between Preferences of Salty Food and Acuity and Preferences of Taste of the Elderly People Living in Rural Area  

Lee, Mee Sook (Department of Food and Nutrition, Hannam University)
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Korean Journal of Community Nutrition / v.18, no.3, 2013 , pp. 223-232 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of the study was to investigate the influence of salt (NaCl) recognition threshold and pleasant salt concentrations of Korean rural elderly subjects on preference of salty food as well as food group consumption patterns. The subjects were 213 elderly people (male 71 and female 142) over 65 and under 90 yr of age from Sunchang area. The higher values were found with male subjects in the areas of basic taste recognition threshold and pleasant concentration level of salt. The taste sensitivity scores of male subjects did not decrease with the increasing age, but female subjects exhibited a significant decrease with the age. The major determinant factor of salt preference of the elderly subjects in this study appeared to be personal pleasant concentration of salt rather than salt recognition threshold level and this trend was more evident in males than in females. The subject group of lower salt pleasant concentration i.e. consuming less salt showed the higher number of fruit and fruit juice intakes per week, and higher MNA (define this) scores were implying that they display more desirable nutritional status. Therefore, nutritional education focused on not only a variety of food consumption but also lowering pleasant salt concentration levels is advised to improve the quality of nutrition in the elderly.
Keywords
elderly; recognition threshold; pleasant salt concentration; salty food taste;
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