Follow-up survey in taste sensitivity of five basic tastes and dietary habits of young women

Abstract

This paper focused on the relationship between follow-up survey of taste sensitivity and the concurrent eating behaviors of 121 students at a female university students from 2009 to 2014. The examination was yearly examination on a four-year university. The recognition threshold values for the five basic tastes were determined by the Profit Method, while students' present eating behaviors were assessed using questionnaires. The rate of subjects who recognized the five taste was higher than the next grade. More eating behaviors and eating attitude and eating consciousness scores were related to taste sensitivity during someone's senior year than first year of college. Our results indicate that eating behaviors and eating attitude and eating consciousness affect taste sensitivity. As a result, this study suggests the importance of offering health and nutrition lecture and proper experience for habits with higher tastes sensitivity.