Author/Authors :
Receputo، نويسنده , , G. and Mazzoleni، نويسنده , , G. Di Fazio، نويسنده , , I. Di and Alessandria، نويسنده , , I. and Savia، نويسنده , , S. and Scarpinato، نويسنده , , R.A. and Tomasello، نويسنده , , F.B. and Laurino، نويسنده , , A. and Fornaro، نويسنده , , D.، نويسنده ,
Abstract :
Summary
nse of taste was studied in a group of 20 centenarians from Eastern Sicily, displaying a mini mental state examination (MMSE) score higher than 19. Control subjects were 20 adult (mean age 27.7 ± 3.2 years) and 20 elderly subjects (mean age 71.3 ± 5.5 years). Although it has been revealed that centenarians retain considerably the capacity to perceive tastes, they displayed statistically significant reductions (p < 0.001) in taste functions for sweet, sour, salty and bitter, as compared to both the adult and elderly controls.
