摘要
Background: This study examined gustatory measures (intensity and hedonic values of salt and citric acid solutions) that have been reported to differentiate nonalcoholics who are at risk of alcoholism by virtue of having an alcoholic father (PHP) from those with no such paternal history (PHN). The study tested the hypothesis that PHPs perceive salty and sour solutions to be more intense and less pleasurable than do PHNs.
Methods: A total of 112 nonalcoholic subjects (44.7% male and 40.2% PHP) provided intensity and pleasantness ratings for a series of salty and sour solutions in varying concentrations.
Results: PHP subjects rated salty solutions as more unpleasant than PHN subjects. PHP subjects also showed higher mean sour intensity ratings and less preference for sour solutions than PHN subjects.
Conclusions: This study replicates and extends prior findings of salty and sour taste differences as a function of paternal history of alcoholism. Further research is needed to replicate these findings in other populations and to examine their implications for the transmission of alcoholism risk.
摘要译文
柠檬酸溶液）已报道分化nonalcoholics谁是在酒精中毒的风险借助于具有从那些没有这样的父系历史（PHN）醇的父亲（PHP）的。该研究测试了PHP的感知咸味和酸味的解决方案更加激烈，比PHNS少愉快的假说。方法：共112非酒精性科目（44.7％的男性和40。2％PHP）提供的强度和愉悦收视率在不同浓度的一系列咸味和酸味的解决方案。结果：PHP科目评为咸的解决方案，比PHN被摄体更难闻。PHP科目也表现出较高的平均酸强度等级和酸味的解决方案比PHN科目少的偏好。结论：这项研究复制和扩展的咸味和酸味口感差异酗酒父亲历史的函数之前的调查结果。还需要进一步研究，以在其他人群中复制这些调查结果，并检查他们对酒精中毒的风险传递的影响。
Kristen A. Sandstrom, Tara M. Rajan, Richard Feinn and Henry R. Kranzler[*]. Salty and Sour Taste Characteristics and Risk of Alcoholism[J]. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 2003,27(6): 955-961