2007 Volume 45 Issue 3 Pages 399-404
Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome includes a large tongue, and tongue reduction surgery is conducted if necessary. Although the possibility of a decrease in taste after surgery has been reported, as possible no actual change in taste has been reported. A questionnaire was, consequently, conducted concerning dietary habits and 18 responses were obtained. Four predictor variables of multiple regression analysis were assumed, gender, age, past surgery history and the years after surgery, and the items in which significant differences were observed were extracted by a stepwise analysis and investigated. As a result, it was found that the infants who underwent the surgery tended to be affected with regard to the nine items such as “likes fruits”, “likes noodles”, “mother has strong likes or dislikes”, “food size”, “likes ketchup seasoning”, “likes strong tastes”, “likes meat grilled food better than cooked otherwise”, “has food preference” and “wants to eat noodles more freely”. They were found to tend to like strong tastes, in particular. Because of improved mastication and swallowing as a result of the surgery, they tended to like noodles and the number of their favorite seasonings increased.
