Thomas Annie, Boobyer Charlotte, Borgonha Zara, van den Heuvel Emmy, Appleton Katherine M
Research Centre for Behaviour Change, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Bournemouth University, Poole BH12 5BB, UK.
Foods. 2021 Nov 17;10(11):2828. doi: 10.3390/foods10112828.
Adding flavours can encourage food intake in older adults for health benefits. The use and attitudes of 22 community-dwelling UK older adults (15 females, aged 65-83 years) towards foods and products that add flavour, e.g., sauces and seasonings, were investigated. Participants used foods/products to add flavour when cooking and eating from 0 to 17 times/day. Taste and flavour were important, and foods/products could add flavour, make foods more pleasant and did not cause discomfort. There were concerns, however, over the healthiness of some foods/products, while consuming a healthy diet and one's health were important. Reasons for adding flavours largely centred around 'meal enhancement', reasons for not adding flavours focused on 'the product itself' and 'characteristics of the meal', but there was 'variation' and many 'individual differences'. Our findings highlight the benefits of adding flavours for food intakes, particularly the use of naturally flavoursome foods, such as herbs, spices, onion and garlic.
添加调味料有助于鼓励老年人摄入食物以促进健康。对22名居住在英国社区的老年人（15名女性，年龄在65 - 83岁之间）对添加调味料的食物和产品（如酱汁和调味料）的使用情况及态度进行了调查。参与者在烹饪和进食时使用食物/产品添加调味料的频率为每天0至17次。味道和风味很重要，食物/产品能够增添风味，使食物更美味且不会引起不适。然而，人们对某些食物/产品的健康性存在担忧，同时保持健康饮食和个人健康很重要。添加调味料的原因主要围绕“提升用餐体验”，不添加调味料的原因则集中在“产品本身”和“用餐特点”，但存在“差异”和许多“个体差异”。我们的研究结果突出了添加调味料对食物摄入的益处，特别是使用天然风味的食物，如香草、香料、洋葱和大蒜。
