ArticleJournal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996)2018
Flavor perception and the risk of malnutrition in patients with Parkinson's disease.
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- Systematic review and meta-analysis of Sniffin Sticks Test performance in Parkinson's disease patients in different countries.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2022Pooled it
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- Association Between Taste Disorders and Malnutrition in Older Adults: A Scoping Review.Nutrition reviews · 2026Article
- The association between probable sarcopenia, non-motor symptoms, and fall-related outcomes in parkinson's disease.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Vital nutrition: enhancing health in advanced Parkinson's disease with device-aided therapies.Journal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996) · 2025Review
- Metabolic dysregulation and resistance to high-fat diet-induced weight gain in mice overexpressing human wild-type α-synuclein.NPJ Parkinson's disease · 2025Article
- Chemosensory Impairments and Their Impact on Nutrition in Parkinson's Disease: A Narrative Literature Review.Nutrients · 2025Review
- The Role of Diet and Dietary Patterns in Parkinson's Disease.Nutrients · 2022Review
- Umami and Other Taste Perceptions in Patients With Parkinson's Disease.Journal of movement disorders · 2022Article
- International consensus statement on allergy and rhinology: Olfaction.International forum of allergy & rhinology · 2022Review
- Long-Term Evolution of Malnutrition and Loss of Muscle Strength after COVID-19: A Major and Neglected Component of Long COVID-19.Nutrients · 2021Observational
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- Prevalence and Risk Factors for Malnutrition in Patients With Parkinson's Disease.Frontiers in neurology · 2020Article
- The flavor test is a sensitive tool in identifying the flavor sensorineural dysfunction in Parkinson's disease.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2019Article
- The Effect of the Ketogenic Diet on the Therapy of Neurodegenerative Diseases and Its Impact on Improving Cognitive Functions.Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders extraReview
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Abstract
Flavor perception involves both olfactory and gustatory function. In patients with Parkinson's disease (PD), hyposmia is a frequent finding, as well as an increased risk of malnutrition. We performed a pilot study to investigate the relationship between flavor perception and risk of malnutrition in PD patients. 63 PD patients participated to perform an olfactory (Sniffin' Sticks) and gustatory (Taste Strips) task, and a questionnaire to establish nutritional risk (MUST), which includes BMI measurements. The relationship between olfactory and gustatory function and BMI was analyzed using partial correlations, corrected for disease duration, and regression analysis. Patients displayed a high prevalence of hyposmia (68.3%), and a low prevalence (6.3%) of hypogeusia. A small, but significant correlation was found between olfactory function and BMI (r = 0.261, p = 0.038), and not for gustatory function and BMI (r = 0.137, p = 0.284). Hyposmia, and not hypogeusia, may contribute to weight loss in Parkinson's disease, and hence increase the risk of malnutrition.
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