Subjective-Physiological Coherence during Food Consumption in Older Adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Subjective-physiological emotional coherence is thought to be associated with enhanced well-being, and a relationship between subjective-physiological emotional coherence and superior nutritional status has been suggested in older populations. However, no study has examined subjective-physiological emotional coherence among older adults while tasting food. Accordingly, the present study compared subjective-physiological emotional coherence during food consumption among older and younger adults.

Methods

Participants consumed bite-sized gel-type foods with different flavors and provided their subjective ratings of the foods while their physiological responses (facial electromyography (EMG) of the corrugator supercilia, masseter, and suprahyoid, and other autonomic n

SUBMITTER: Saito A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9698163 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature