Salt appetite in the elderly
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Salt appetite in the elderly.
The present study investigated whether salt appetite in the elderly is impaired similar to thirst because of the commonality of their physiological substrates and whether alterations in salt appetite are related to mood. Elderly (65-85 years, n 30) and middle-aged (45-58 years, n 30) men and women were compared in two test sessions. Thirst, psychophysical ratings of taste solutions, dietary Na ...
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Nutrition
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0007-1145,1475-2662
DOI: 10.1017/s0007114514002803