Taste Receptors Also Recognize Fat As A Different Taste
Author: Ivan Red Jr.
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Last Updated:
August 08, 2022
Increased fat consumption is the main reason for reducing the sensitivity of receptors to them ...
Until now, it was thought that taste buds in the human mouth could distinguish five different tastes - salty, sour, sweet, bitter, and the spicy taste of umami (the taste sensation caused by free glutamates contained in fermented and aged foods and beverages).
However, Australian scientists have found that the human palate can also recognize fat as a different taste.
The results are based on a study of 50 volunteers who had to determine the fat content of various foods.
According to Professor Russell Keist, head of the study, the ability to distinguish fat is directly related to body weight and body fat percentage.
The results, published in the British Journal of Nutrition, show that weaker people are more sensitive to the taste of fat.
Prof. Keist argues that increased fat intake is a major cause of reduced sensitivity of receptors to them, as the body adapts to their high content in food.
This is increasingly common in the eating habits of modern society, which leads a sedentary lifestyle, eats fast and replaces fat with healthy food and a balanced diet.
Russell Keist claims that the discovery will reveal why the body reacts differently to fat and whether the sense of smell can help us fight excess weight.
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