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ArticleEating and weight disorders : EWD2026

Sweet taste hedonic response in anorexia nervosa: connections with nutritional status and psychopathology.

Valentina Pellegatta, Claudia Piciocchi, Francesco Frigerio, Alessandra Arcuri, Antonella Coletta, Laura Tanase, Massimo Pasquini, Armando Cotugno, Caterina Lombardo, Eleonora Poggiogalle

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Valentina PellegattaDepartment of Experimental Medicine, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy.
Claudia PiciocchiDepartment of Experimental Medicine, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy. claudia.piciocchi@uniroma1.it.
Francesco FrigerioDepartment for the Promotion of Human Sciences and Quality of Life, San Raffaele Open University, Rome, Italy.
Alessandra ArcuriDepartment of Experimental Medicine, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy.
Antonella ColettaDepartment of Psychology, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy.
Laura TanaseEating Disorders Unit, "Santa Maria Della Pietà" - ASL Roma 1, Rome, Italy.
Massimo PasquiniDepartment of Human Neurosciences, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy.
Armando CotugnoEating Disorders Unit, "Santa Maria Della Pietà" - ASL Roma 1, Rome, Italy.
Caterina LombardoDepartment of Psychology, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy.
Eleonora PoggiogalleDepartment of Experimental Medicine, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy.

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purposeThis study aimed at investigating whether taste sensitivity is reduced in patients with anorexia nervosa (AN) and at examining the relationship between sweet taste perception, anthropometric and psychopathological parameters.

methodsIn this case-control study, 15 female patients aged 12-24 years with eating disorders-comprising 13 with AN and 2 with atypical anorexia nervosa (aAN)-and 9 age-matched healthy controls underwent the assessment of taste sensitivity using 5 mL of a 17% sucrose solution on a visual analog scale (VAS) ranging from 0 to 100. Anthropometric parameters, bioimpedance measures and questionnaires were collected.

resultsPatients with AN exhibited significantly lower VAS scores than controls (p < 0.05). VAS scores were inversely correlated with BSCL test scores for both the anxiety and depression subscales and the total score (anxiety r

conclusionOur findings suggest a blunted hedonic response to sweet taste in patients with AN, particularly among those with poorer nutritional status and higher anxiety and depression traits. Longitudinal studies with larger sample sizes are necessary to evaluate prognostic relevance of assessments of taste sensitivity. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level III (evidence obtained from well-designed cohort or case-control analytic studies).

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Anorexia NervosaNutritional StatusTasteTaste PerceptionAdolescentAnxietyCase-Control StudiesChildDepressionFemaleHumansYoung AdultAnorexia nervosaAtypical anorexiaEating disordersHedonic responseMalnutritionSweet taste

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