Changes in Taste and Food Intake during the Menstrual Cycle

Chaves, Diane Eloy

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“…While menstrual cycle status was not accounted for, studies of young, healthy women report limited effects on total sleep time [80] or sleep quality throughout the cycle [81]. Taste and intake changes of women measured over the course of three months reported no difference in sodium intake or salt-taste sensitivity between the luteal and follicular phases [82]. If there were variations in sleep or taste based on menstrual cycle status, the randomization used should have helped to control for these effects.…”

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The Effects of Acute Sleep Curtailment on Salt Taste Measures and Relationships with Energy-Corrected Sodium Intake: A Randomized Cross-Over Trial with Methodology Validation

Keast

Tan

et al. 2023

IJERPH

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(1) Background: Sleep may be a factor that influences the taste–dietary intake relationship. The effect of sleep on salt taste measures has not been adequately studied, and no standardized methodology has been developed for measuring salt taste preference. (2) Methods: A sweet taste forced-choice paired-comparison test was adapted and validated to determine salt taste preference. In a randomized cross-over trial, participants slept a curtailed night (33% reduction in sleep duration) and a habitual night, confirmed by a single-channel electroencephalograph. Salt taste tests were conducted the day after each sleep condition using five aqueous NaCl solutions. One 24-h dietary recall was obtained after each taste test. (3) Results: The adapted forced-choice paired-comparison tracking test reliably determined salt taste preference. No changes in salt taste function (intensity slopes: p = 0.844) or hedonic measures (liking slopes: p = 0.074; preferred NaCl concentrations: p = 0.092) were observed after the curtailed sleep condition compared to habitual sleep. However, sleep curtailment disrupted the association between liking slope and energy-corrected Na intake (p < 0.001). (4) Conclusions: The present study serves as the first step toward more standardized taste assessments to facilitate comparison between studies and suggests accounting for sleep when exploring taste–diet relationships.

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The Effects of Acute Sleep Curtailment on Salt Taste Measures and Relationships with Energy-Corrected Sodium Intake: A Randomized Cross-Over Trial with Methodology Validation

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Temporal patterns in taste sensitivity

Costanzo

2023

Nutrition Reviews

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Individuals vary in their ability to taste, and some individuals are more sensitive to certain tastes than others. Taste sensitivity is a predictor of various factors, such as diet, eating behavior, appetite regulation, and overall health. Furthermore, taste sensitivity can fluctuate within an individual over short to long periods of time: for example, in daily (diurnal) cycles, monthly (menstrual) cycles (in females), and yearly (seasonal) cycles. Understanding these temporal patterns is important for understanding individual eating habits and food preferences, particularly in the context of personalized and precision nutrition. This review provides a summary of the literature on taste sensitivity patterns across 3 temporal dimensions: daily, monthly, and yearly. Good evidence for diurnal patterns has been observed for sweet taste and fat taste, although the evidence is limited to rodent studies for the latter. Obese populations showed limited variation to sweet and fat taste sensitivities over a day, with limited variation in sweet taste sensitivity being linked to insulin resistance. There were mixed observations of temporal variation in sensitivity to sour and umami tastes, and there were no patterns in sensitivity to bitter taste. Menstrual patterns in sweet taste sensitivity were consistent with patterns in food intake. Other taste modality investigations had mixed findings that had little agreement across studies. Hormonal changes in females influence taste sensitivity to some degree, although the overall patterns are unclear. Seasonal patterns have been less well studied, but there is weak evidence that sweet, salty, and bitter taste sensitivities change across seasons. Differences in seasonal taste patterns have been observed in subgroups susceptible to mental health disorders, requiring further investigation. Patterns of taste sensitivity are evident across multiple temporal dimensions, and more research is needed to determine the influence of these patterns on food intake. Dysregulation of these patterns may also be a marker of certain diseases or health conditions, warranting further investigation. Notably, the alimentary tastes (umami, fat, and carbohydrate) are underrepresented in this research area and require additional investigation.

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Appraisal of Saliva and Its Sensory Perception in Reproductive Transitions of Women: A Review

Agrawal¹,

Hande²,

Reche³

et al. 2022

Cureus

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There are physical, hormonal, and psychological variations in women, which affect their health in general. This may influence the environment of oral cavity, specific to salivary stream rate, salivary pH, and buffering capacity. Saliva is a perplexing liquid containing an assortment of mucosal host protection factors from diverse salivary organs and crevicular liquid. Though saliva has been inspected with regard to several physiological and pathological conditions, the association of various properties of saliva with different phases of women's menstrual cycle remains unexplored. Because diet and salivary stream rate are correlated, food not only affects salivary flow but also has an impact on sensory perception. One of the most vital human senses, taste, is crucial in determining a person's dietary requirements, which in turn influences eating habits and, eventually, human nourishment. As a result, along with variations in salivary stream rate and pH, the capability to sense taste may also alter during the phases of pregnancy, menstruation, and menopause. Hence, this review article is designed to assess salivary stream rate, pH, and gustatory function in several phases of women's lives to determine the impact of menstruation, pregnancy, and menopause on saliva as well as the reciprocal relationship between saliva and gustatory function.

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Changes in Taste and Food Intake during the Menstrual Cycle

Abstract: Background: Dietary changes during the menstrual cycle may be the result of the interference of female hormones on taste; however, little is known about this possible relationship.

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The Effects of Acute Sleep Curtailment on Salt Taste Measures and Relationships with Energy-Corrected Sodium Intake: A Randomized Cross-Over Trial with Methodology Validation

The Effects of Acute Sleep Curtailment on Salt Taste Measures and Relationships with Energy-Corrected Sodium Intake: A Randomized Cross-Over Trial with Methodology Validation

Temporal patterns in taste sensitivity

Appraisal of Saliva and Its Sensory Perception in Reproductive Transitions of Women: A Review

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