Abstract:In aged society, the number of persons with difficulty in mastication and swallowing is increasing, and the aspiration-induced pneumonia is one of the top causes of death in the elderly. Although the detailed mechanism of aspiration is still not well understood, great efforts have been done to prevent the aspiration, and thickening of bolus has been found effective to reduce the risk of aspiration. It was pointed out earlier that excessive thickening reduces the palatability and the intake of fluids leading to… Show more
“…Chen and Lolivret 100) categorized the eating difficulty based on the residence time of ingested food. Their panelists were instructed to judge the eating difficulty by the length of residence time as mentioned above 174) .…”
“…Chen and Lolivret 100) categorized the eating difficulty based on the residence time of ingested food. Their panelists were instructed to judge the eating difficulty by the length of residence time as mentioned above 174) .…”
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