ArticleBrain sciences2020
The Aetiology of Olfactory Dysfunction and Its Relationship to Diet Quality.
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- Dysfunction in Olfactory Identification and Physical Function Decline in Older Adults.JAMA otolaryngology-- head & neck surgery · 2026Article
- Granulocyte Colony Stimulating Factor (G-CSF) and Olfactory Function-A Clinical Pilot Study.Laryngoscope investigative otolaryngology · 2025Article
- Inflammation and olfactory loss are associated with at least 139 medical conditions.Frontiers in molecular neuroscience · 2024Article
- The need for sensory nutrition research in individuals with smell loss.Clinical nutrition open science · 2022Article
- Olfactory Sensitivity Is Associated with Body Mass Index and Polymorphism in the Voltage-Gated Potassium ChannelsNutrients · 2022Article
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- Emerging Pattern of Post-COVID-19 Parosmia and Its Effect on Food Perception.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Eating behavior in patients with smell loss.Frontiers in nutrition · 2022Article
- Self-Reported Olfactory Dysfunction and Diet Quality: Findings from the 2011-2014 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES).Nutrients · 2021Article
- A Detailed Characterisation of Appetite, Sensory Perceptional, and Eating-Behavioural Effects of COVID-19: Self-Reports from the Acute and Post-Acute Phase of Disease.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
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Abstract
People with olfactory loss may choose foods rich in sugar, salt and fat to compensate their loss-foods that constitute a Western-style diet (WSD). However, olfactory dysfunction has not been consistently linked to any particular type of dietary change. Here we considered whether the aetiology of olfactory dysfunction may affect consumption of a WSD. Two-hundred and twenty-two people with olfactory dysfunction of varying cause, were tested for chemosensory performance and their frequency of consumption of a WSD. There was no evidence of a link between a WSD and olfactory dysfunction at the aggregate level, but an aetiology-based approach revealed various patterns, showing both positive and negative associations between olfactory performance and consumption of a WSD. We suggest a number of reasons why, in certain cases, greater olfactory dysfunction may be linked to lower intakes of a WSD, and the role that different aetiologies may have in affecting choices for foods that may appeal following olfactory impairment.
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