The Timing of protein feeding and dietary protein levels affect taste preference, serum zinc concentration and glossal epithelial morphology in growing rats

Journal of the American College of Nutrition

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 79-85

  Tabuchi, Ritsuko ^a   Ohara, Ikuo ^a  

^a KOBE WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Rats; Serum zinc concentration; Taste pore; Taste preference; Timing protein feeding

Indexed keywords

ZINC;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCE; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PROTEIN INTAKE; RAT; TASTE ACUITY; TASTE BUD; TASTE DISCRIMINATION; TASTE PREFERENCE; WEANING; ZINC BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALS; DIETARY PROTEINS; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TASTE; TONGUE; WEANING; ZINC;

EID: 2642599040     PISSN: 07315724     EISSN: 15411087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07315724.1998.10720460     Document Type: Article

References (25)

1. Hambidge KM, Casey CE, Krebs NF: Zinc. In Mertz W (ed): “Trace Elements in Human and Animal Nutrition.” Orlando, FL: Academic Press, pp 1-137, 1986.
2. Tomita H: Zinc in taste and smell disorders. In Tomita H (ed): “Trace Elements in Clinical Medicine.” Tokyo: Springer-Verlag, pp 15-37, 1990.
3. Tordoff MG: Salt intake of rats fed diets deficient in calcium, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, or all minerals. Appetite 18: 29-41, 1992.
4. Kimura S, Kim CH, Ohtomo IM, Yokomukai Y, Komai M, Morimatsu F: Nutritional studies of the roles of dietary protein levels and umami in preference response to sodium chloride in experimental animals. Physiol Behav 49:997-1002, 1991.
5. Mori M, Kawada T, Ono T, Torii K: Taste preference and protein nutrition and L-amino acid homeostasis in male Sprague-Dawley rats. Physiol Behav 49:987-995, 1991.
6. Ohara I, Tabuchi R, Kimura M, Itokawa Y: Decline of taste sensitivity in protein deficient adult rats. Physiol Behav 57:921-926, 1995.
7. Pick HL, Kare MR: The effect of extraneous cues on the measurement of taste preference in the chicken. J Comp Physiol Psychol 55:342-345, 1962.
8. Ohara I, Tabuchi R, Kimura M, Itokawa Y: Preference for sodium chloride is reduced in protein-deprived juvenile rats. J Nutr 124: 901-905, 1994.
9. Okiyama A, Torii K, Tordoff MG: Increased NaCl preference of rats fed low-protein diet. Am J Physiol 270 39:R1189-R1196, 1996.
10. Tabuchi R, Ohara I: Influence of zinc supplementation to diets at graded levels of protein on taste sensitivity, morphological changes of tongue epithelia and serum zinc concentration in growing rats. J Am Coll Nutr 15:303-308, 1996.
11. Vazquez M, Pearson PB, Beauchamp GK: Flavor preferences in malnourished Mexican infants. Physiol Behav 28:513-519, 1982.
12. Brosvic GM, Slotnick BM, Henkin RI: Decreased NaCl sensitivity in zinc-deprived rats. Physiol Behav 52:527-533, 1992.
13. Catalanotto FA, Nanda R: The effects of feeding a zinc-deficient diet on taste acuity and tongue epithelium in rats. J Oral Path 6:211-220, 1977.
14. Hambidge KM, Hambidge C, Jacobs M, Baum JK: Low levels of zinc in hair, anorexia, poor growth and hypogeusia in children. Pediatr Res 6:868-874, 1972.
15. Hasegawa H, Kishi T, Suzuki M, Tomita H: Abnormal taste reactivities in zinc-deficient rats. Taste and Smell 14:69-71, 1980.
16. Tomita H, Tomiyama H, Kishi T: Pathology of taste buds. Adv Neurol Sci 25:344-353, 1981.
17. Naim M, Ohara I, Kare MR, Levinson M: Interaction of MSG taste with nutrition: Perspectives in consummatory behavior and digestion. Physiol Behav 49:1019-1024, 1991.
18. Oscai LB, McGarr JA: Evidence that the amount of food consumed early life fixes appetite in the rat. Am J Physiol 235 4:R141-R144, 1978.
19. Muto Y: Food ingestion and intracorporeal adaptation. In “Digestion z Absorption.” Daiichisyuppan: Tokyo, pp 257-322, 1988 (In Japanese).
20. Ishida H, Takahashi H, Suzuki H, Hongo T, Suzuki T, Shidoji Y, Yoon KH: Interrelationship of some selected nutritional parameters relevant to taste for salt in a group of college-aged women. J Nutr Sci Vitaminol 31:585-598, 1985.
21. Suzuki T, Ishida H, Suzuki H, Hongo T, Kobayashi K, Yoshinaga J, Ohba T, Shidoji Y: Minerals and vitamin-A status in relation to gustatory functions for salt in healthy female college students. J Nutr Sci Vitaminol 34:209-222, 1988.
22. Tabuchi R, Ohara I: The relationships between dietary protein levels and minerals affecting taste sensitivity for sodium chloride in rats. (Abstract). FASEB J 9 (4):A737, 1995.
23. National Research Council: “Nutrient Requirements of Laboratory Animals.” No. 10, 3rd ed. Washington, DC: National Academic Press, 1978.
24. Armitage P, Berry G: “Statistical Methods in Medical Research.” Oxford, UK: Blackwell Scientific Publications, 1994.
25. Miller IJ JR, Reedy FE JR: Variations in human taste bud density and taste intensity perception. Physiol Behav 47:1213-1219, 1990.