The influence of pediatric cancer treatment on taste perception and food hedonics: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Context

Children with cancer are at risk of poor nutritional status during treatment and into survivorship. Objectively measured taste perception and self-reported food hedonics are 2 factors that may influence food intake.

Objective

This 2-armed systematic review examined whether chemotherapy and radiotherapy affect (1) taste perception and (2) hedonic experiences of children and survivors of childhood cancer.

Data source

A 2-armed systematic literature search was conducted in the Medline, CINAHL, Embase, and PsychInfo database until June 2022. The effects of cancer treatment on objective taste perception or food hedonics (ie, food liking or aversion and appetite) were examined.

Data extraction

Peer-reviewed articles published in English of studies that includ

SUBMITTER: Curtis AR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11551449 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature