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APPETITE
卷 167, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2021.105646
关键词
Olfaction; Sensory discriminability; Sensitivity; Energy intake; Snacking; Obesity
资金
- New Zealand Royal Society Te Aparangi via Marsden Fund [UOO_1720]
The study found that individuals with higher olfactory discriminability consumed significantly less energy from snacking, but no significant relationship was found between olfactory discriminability and habitual energy intake. This offers novel insights into the role of individual olfactory sensitivity in shaping eating behavior, particularly in relation to snack consumption.
Recent studies have revealed close links between human olfaction, appetite, and food choice. However, it remains unclear whether olfactory sensitivity plays a direct role in determining food and energy intake. The present study addresses this question by assessing relationships between individual olfactory discriminability (at a suprathreshold level), snacking, and habitual energy intake. A total of 92 healthy Caucasian males (mean age = 26.1, SD = 5.8) were tested for their olfactory discriminability (measured by d') to three food-related odorants (O1 - Vanillin, O2 - Methional, and O3 - Maltol/Furaneol mixture) with a 2-AFC method of constant stimuli. These sensory data were then analysed with two separate measures of food consumption - (1) snack energy intake within an ad libitum buffet setting; (2) habitual energy intake using four-day weighed food records. Univariate analyses of variance revealed significant results with regards to O1. Specifically, individuals with higher discriminability consumed significantly less energy from snacking as opposed to their less sensitive counterparts (p = 0.05). However, no significant relationship was found between individual olfactory discriminability and habitual energy intake. While recent years have seen increasing research focus on how external olfactory cues affect food consumption, our study offers particularly novel insights regarding the role of individual olfactory sensitivity in shaping eating behaviour.
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