Jakarta, the ability of the tongue to identify the taste of food affects one's appetite. Senses can lose sensitivity due to bad habits such as smoking and you do so.
As reported besthealth, Thursday (25/10/2012) keep your sense of taste acuity by avoiding bad habits following:
1. Smoke
Smoking may reduce the sharpness of the sense of taste, but it also can cause cancer, emphysema and a host of other diseases. Even smoking is also a risk factor for disorders of the ears, nose, and throat.
"Nicotine in tobacco can clog the taste buds on the tongue and cause a decrease in the sensitivity of taste," said Lawrence Savoy, a chemosensory test at the University of Connecticut's Taste and Smell Centre.
2. Overeating
A recent study published in the Archives of Disease in Childhood shows that obese children are less able to identify flavors, such as sweet, salty, sour and bitter compared with children of normal weight.
The study's authors stated that the children were obese and non-obese have a different perception of taste. People of normal weight are able to recognize various kinds of food taste better.
3. Eating foods or drinks that are too sweet
According to research conducted at the University of Bangor in Wales, drink more than 2 glasses of sugary drinks per day can affect the sense of taste acuity 4 weeks later. It can also reduce the ability to identify a sweet taste sensation.
The habit of eating sweet foods can disrupt the ability to recognize a sweet tongue, it tends to make you eat more sugar. Too many sugary foods not only can reduce the sensitivity of the sense of taste but also increases the risk of type-2 diabetes.
4. Exposure to pesticides
According to Dr. Norman M. Mann, of the Smell and Taste Clinic at the University of Connecticut Health Center, toxins contained in pesticides such as arsenic or benzene can cause severe disruption to the sense of taste. Pesticides are often used by farmers to plant and care for fruit and vegetables that you may eat
Farmers who put through direct contact with the pesticide known less sensitive to the taste than those who avoided exposure to pesticides. Pestida can affect the sense of taste through air, water, or food.
To maintain the sharpness of tongue in identifying flavor, choose organic fruits and vegetables, which are not treated with pesticides.
5. Eating too much salt and processed foods
Senses of taste and smell have a high ability to adapt. If you always add a lot of salt in foods, your taste buds will adapt to salty food and you have to add more salt to the diet from time to time.
Processed foods also contain too much salt, so it would be healthier if you cook your own meals and adjust how much salt you add. You can also replace salt with spices so that the food is richer flavor.
6. You are taking certain medications
Approximately 65 to 75 percent of taste is affected by smell, so the relationship between the senses of taste and smell are very closely. Several drugs have been known to affect the sense of smell, it can also affect the sense of taste.
Several categories of drugs have been known to cause odor, such as types of antihistamines, antidepressants, and lipid-lowering drugs.
source :
http://id.shvoong.com/writing-and-speaking/2328901-kebiasaan-buruk-yang-bikin-lidah/
http://health.detik.com/read/2012/10/25/143021/2072934/766/6-kebiasaan-buruk-yang-bikin-lidah-tak-la
Linda Mayasari - detikHealth
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