ReviewCell and tissue research2021
The importance of the olfactory system in human well-being, through nutrition and social behavior.
Review in Cell and tissue research, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06066307 (Olfactory Performance in Culinary Arts Students), which is not on this map. Cited by 80 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Olfactory Performance in Culinary Arts Students
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80 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Olfaction in pregnancy: systematic review and meta-analysis.Chemical senses · 2022Pooled it
- Beyond Distracted Eating: Cognitive Distraction Downregulates Odor Pleasantness and Interacts with Weight Status.Nutrients · 2024Trial
- Age-related changes in olfactory function: electrophysiological recordings from the olfactory mucosa and human brain.npj aging · 2026Article
- Recovery of Parosmia Preferentially Influences Longitudinal Improvement of Quality of Life in C19OD.International forum of allergy & rhinology · 2026Article
- Isocaloric switch from low-fat to Western high-fat diet triggers transcriptomic reprogramming and ectopic olfactory receptor responses.Science advances · 2026Article
- Effect of intranasal vitamin A nanoparticles on persistent olfactory dysfunction: a randomized clinical trial.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 · 2026Article
- Self-Reported Smell and Taste Disorders in the General Population: A Cross-Sectional Survey in Austria, Germany and Switzerland.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 · 2026Article
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- Effect of theFoods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Olfactory epithelium regeneration and homeostasis: cellular and molecular mechanisms and novel methodological advances.Cell regeneration (London, England) · 2026Review
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- Bile acid chemosensation in mammals supports species and gut microbiome evaluation.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
- Shared and divergent alteration of whole-brain connectivity and sensory deficits in multiple autism mouse models.Molecular psychiatry · 2026Article
- Plasma lipids connecting olfaction with cognition and physical function.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- TensorCSBP: A Tensor Center-Symmetric Feature Extractor for EEG Odor Detection.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Evaluating methods for quantitative olfactory assessment: a comparative longitudinal analysis of Sniffin' Sticks and alternative tools.Chemical senses · 2026Article
- Mettl3-mediated m6A disruption of olfactory bulb glutamatergic metabolism homeostasis via the Wnt pathway in aging leads to olfactory dysfunction.Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS · 2026Article
- Olfactory Disruption Restructures Collective Behavior and Increases Cohesive Group Dynamics.Biology · 2026Article
- Dawn of a new era in olfactory regeneration: Pediatric stem cell therapy enters the era of long-term validation.World journal of stem cells · 2026Article
- Olfactory Decline in Elderly at High Altitudes: A Narrative Review.International journal of general medicine · 2026Review
20 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Abstract
The human sense of smell is still much underappreciated, despite its importance for vital functions such as warning and protection from environmental hazards, eating behavior and nutrition, and social communication. We here approach olfaction as a sense of well-being and review the available literature on how the sense of smell contributes to building and maintaining well-being through supporting nutrition and social relationships. Humans seem to be able to extract nutritional information from olfactory food cues, which can trigger specific appetite and direct food choice, but may not always impact actual intake behavior. Beyond food enjoyment, as part of quality of life, smell has the ability to transfer and regulate emotional conditions, and thus impacts social relationships, at various stages across life (e.g., prenatal and postnatal, during puberty, for partner selection and in sickness). A better understanding of how olfactory information is processed and employed for these functions so vital for well-being may be used to reduce potential negative consequences.
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