• DOI:10.1186/2044-7248-4-10
Corpus ID: 14562283

The important role of umami taste in oral and overall health

@article{Sasano2014TheIR,
  title={The important role of umami taste in oral and overall health},
  author={T. Sasano and S. Satoh-Kuriwada and N. Shoji},
  journal={Flavour},
  year={2014},
  volume={4},
  pages={1-5}
}

• T. Sasano, S. Satoh-Kuriwada, N. Shoji
• Published 2014
• Psychology
• Flavour

There is a close relationship between an individual’s perception of umami taste and that individual’s physical condition. Our newly developed umami taste sensitivity test revealed the loss of only the umami taste sensation with preservation of the other four basic taste sensations (sweet, salty, sour, and bitter) in some elderly patients. All such patients complained of appetite and weight loss, resulting in poor overall health. We also found that treatment of hyposalivation diminishes… Expand