%0 Journal Article
%T Relationship between Taste Sensitivity and Eating Style in Japanese Female University Students
%A Yoshiko Kato
%A Roswith Roth
%J Food and Nutrition Sciences
%P 302-309
%@ 2157-9458
%D 2012
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/fns.2012.33044
%X This study investigated the relationship between taste sensitivity, the frequency and the preference for eating foods rich in zinc, dietary habits, and restrained eating among Japanese female undergraduate students. Forty-three subjects be-tween the ages of 20 and 22 participated in this study. After a taste-sensitivity test for sweetness and saltiness the stu-dents completed a food list indicating the intake frequency and preference of foods rich in zinc and their eating habits. The students were divided into four groups: high salt-taste sensitivity (SA-HG), low salt-taste sensitivity (SA-LG), high sweet-taste sensitivity (SW-HG), and low sweet-taste sensitivity (SW-LG). Individuals in the SA-HG group ate more foods rich in zinc and were more concerned with their health than those in the SA-LG group. Further, the SW-LG group ate more convenience foods than the SW-HG group. High salt-taste sensitivity could be predicted by eating more but less preference of foods rich in zinc, less snacking, and greater regularity of meals. On the other hand there is a signifi-cant positive relationship between the frequencies of eating and preference for foods rich in zinc. This means the results were inconsistent, further research is needed to clarify this point.
%K Taste Sensitivity
%K Zinc
%K Food Preference
%K Dietary Habit
%K Female University Students
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=17958