| High hunger state increases olfactory sensitivity to neutral but not food odors. | |
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PMID: 20978137 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
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Understanding how hunger state relates to olfactory sensitivity has become more urgent due to their possible role in obesity. In 2 studies (within-subjects: n = 24, between-subjects: n = 40), participants were provided with lunch before (satiated state) or after (nonsatiated state) testing and completed a standardized olfactory threshold test to a neutral odor (Experiments 1 and 2) and discrimination test to a food odor (Experiment 2). Experiment 1 revealed that olfactory sensitivity was greater in the nonsatiated versus satiated state, with additionally increased sensitivity for the low body mass index (BMI) compared with high BMI group. Experiment 2 replicated this effect for neutral odors, but in the case of food odors, those in a satiated state had greater acuity. Additionally, whereas the high BMI group had higher acuity to food odors in the satiated versus nonsatiated state, no such differences were found for the low BMI group. The research here is the first to demonstrate how olfactory acuity changes as a function of hunger state and relatedness of odor to food and that BMI can predict differences in olfactory sensitivity. |
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Lorenzo D Stafford; Kimberley Welbeck |
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2010-10-26 |
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Title: Chemical senses Volume: 36 ISSN: 1464-3553 ISO Abbreviation: Chem. Senses Publication Date: 2011 Jan |
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Created Date: 2011-01-14 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8217190 Medline TA: Chem Senses Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 189-98 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Psychology, University of Portsmouth, King Henry Building, King Henry I Street, Portsmouth PO1 2DY, UK. lorenzo.stafford@port.ac.uk |
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