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| Title |
Food Intake Is Influenced by Sensory Sensitivity
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, August 2012
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0043622 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Katherine R. Naish, Gillian Harris |
| Abstract |
Wide availability of highly palatable foods is often blamed for the rising incidence of obesity. As palatability is largely determined by the sensory properties of food, this study investigated how sensitivity to these properties affects how much we eat. Forty females were classified as either high or low in sensory sensitivity based on their scores on a self-report measure of sensory processing (the Adult Sensory Profile), and their intake of chocolate during the experiment was measured. Food intake was significantly higher for high-sensitivity compared to low-sensitivity individuals. Furthermore, individual scores of sensory sensitivity were positively correlated with self-reported emotional eating. These data could indicate that individuals who are more sensitive to the sensory properties of food have a heightened perception of palatability, which, in turn, leads to a greater food intake. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 16 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | 2 | 13% |
| Egypt | 2 | 13% |
| United States | 1 | 6% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 6% |
| Unknown | 10 | 63% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 12 | 75% |
| Scientists | 3 | 19% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 6% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 87 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 1 | 1% |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 1% |
| Canada | 1 | 1% |
| Denmark | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 82 | 94% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 15 | 17% |
| Student > Bachelor | 13 | 15% |
| Researcher | 11 | 13% |
| Student > Master | 11 | 13% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 5 | 6% |
| Other | 18 | 21% |
| Unknown | 14 | 16% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 25 | 29% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 11 | 13% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 9 | 10% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 6 | 7% |
| Social Sciences | 5 | 6% |
| Other | 12 | 14% |
| Unknown | 19 | 22% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 10. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 25 October 2013.
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#3,757,871
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Outputs from PLOS ONE
#49,064
of 223,967 outputs
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#25,754
of 186,691 outputs
Outputs of similar age from PLOS ONE
#777
of 4,321 outputs
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