Shifting Human Salty Taste Preference: Potential Opportunities and Challenges in Reducing Dietary Salt Intake of Americans

Chemosensory Perception

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 112-116

  Bobowski, Nuala ^a  

^a MONELL CHEMICAL SENSES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Preference; Salt reduction; Sodium; Taste

Indexed keywords

AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; FOOD ANALYSIS; HUMAN; ONTOGENY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALT INTAKE; SALTINESS; SODIUM BLOOD LEVEL; SODIUM RESTRICTION; TASTE PREFERENCE;

EID: 84942986613     PISSN: 19365802     EISSN: 19365810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12078-015-9179-6     Document Type: Article

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