Nozoe S, Masuda A, Naruo T, Soejima Y, Nagai N, Tanaka H
Department of Psychosomatic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kagoshima University, Japan.
Physiol Behav. 1996 Mar;59(3):549-53. doi: 10.1016/0031-9384(95)02105-1.
We evaluated the changes in taste responsiveness of anorexia nervosa (AN) patients during behavior therapy. Taste responsiveness of AN patients was lower at admission when compared to controls but it improved significantly over the course of treatment (p < 0.01). Taste responsiveness improved prior to increase in body weight. No significant correlation was noted between weight gain and improvement in taste responsiveness. The period required to reach a food intake of 1600 Kcal/day and the duration of hospitalization were highly correlated (r = 0.72, p < 0.05). Those who reached 1600 Kcal/day earlier showed more rapid improvements in taste responsiveness. These results suggest that decreased taste responsiveness in AN patients can rapidly improve and such early improvement may result in better progression of treatment.
我们评估了神经性厌食症（AN）患者在行为治疗期间味觉反应性的变化。与对照组相比，AN患者入院时的味觉反应性较低，但在治疗过程中显著改善（p < 0.01）。在体重增加之前，味觉反应性就有所改善。体重增加与味觉反应性改善之间未发现显著相关性。达到每日食物摄入量1600千卡所需的时间与住院时间高度相关（r = 0.72，p < 0.05）。那些较早达到1600千卡/天的患者味觉反应性改善更快。这些结果表明，AN患者味觉反应性降低可迅速改善，且这种早期改善可能导致治疗进展更好。
