<p> There is a perception that our eating would have something to do with 'sweet tooth', a condition in which a person fancy sweet foods. However, it has been found that there is no 'link' between the two, according to a latest research by an Australian university.<br />The research by a team at Deakin University here has reported the findings online, according to ABC report.<br /><br />"In general our taste perception has been shown to play a role in the foods that we choose," nutritionist Sara Cicerale whose research focuses on sensory science, said.<br />"In turn this may lead to an improved nutritional status or a poor nutritional status and affect our risk of developing chronic disease."<br /><br />For example, it's possible to hypothesise that the more sensitive one is to sweet tastes the less sweet foods one might eat.<br /><br />Then again, it could work the other way round, says Cicerale, who set out to investigate this question.<br /><br />We were looking to see if someone is more of a sweet tooth, or consumes more sweet things in general, are they more or less sensitive to sweet tastes?", she said.<br />Cicerale along with her team got 85 subjects to rate the intensity of sweetness of a sucrose solution.<br /><br />They then analysed the subjects' self-reported dietary intake over a number of days.<br />The researchers measured the amount of sugar and sweet foods, other foods including fruit and vegetables as well as carbohydrate, protein, fat and energy intake.<br />"We found no association between perceived sweetness intensity and sweet food consumption," says Cicerale.<br /><br />She pointed out the study was limited by a very homogenous group of subjects and that future studies would include a greater range of age, BMI and ethnic background, as well as test the effect of different concentrations of sucrose solutions.<br /><br />While the origin of the sweet tooth may be unclear, there are some recommendations on how to control it.<br /><br />"Nothing is easy, but an individual would need to train themselves off sweet foods - get enjoyment from some other activity," co-author Associate Russell Keast, of the University said.<br /><br />"There will always be the high reward from sweet foods, but it is a case of managing intake of those foods.<br /><br />[There's] no real way of 'taming', but perhaps try to manage the beast.</p>
<p> There is a perception that our eating would have something to do with 'sweet tooth', a condition in which a person fancy sweet foods. However, it has been found that there is no 'link' between the two, according to a latest research by an Australian university.<br />The research by a team at Deakin University here has reported the findings online, according to ABC report.<br /><br />"In general our taste perception has been shown to play a role in the foods that we choose," nutritionist Sara Cicerale whose research focuses on sensory science, said.<br />"In turn this may lead to an improved nutritional status or a poor nutritional status and affect our risk of developing chronic disease."<br /><br />For example, it's possible to hypothesise that the more sensitive one is to sweet tastes the less sweet foods one might eat.<br /><br />Then again, it could work the other way round, says Cicerale, who set out to investigate this question.<br /><br />We were looking to see if someone is more of a sweet tooth, or consumes more sweet things in general, are they more or less sensitive to sweet tastes?", she said.<br />Cicerale along with her team got 85 subjects to rate the intensity of sweetness of a sucrose solution.<br /><br />They then analysed the subjects' self-reported dietary intake over a number of days.<br />The researchers measured the amount of sugar and sweet foods, other foods including fruit and vegetables as well as carbohydrate, protein, fat and energy intake.<br />"We found no association between perceived sweetness intensity and sweet food consumption," says Cicerale.<br /><br />She pointed out the study was limited by a very homogenous group of subjects and that future studies would include a greater range of age, BMI and ethnic background, as well as test the effect of different concentrations of sucrose solutions.<br /><br />While the origin of the sweet tooth may be unclear, there are some recommendations on how to control it.<br /><br />"Nothing is easy, but an individual would need to train themselves off sweet foods - get enjoyment from some other activity," co-author Associate Russell Keast, of the University said.<br /><br />"There will always be the high reward from sweet foods, but it is a case of managing intake of those foods.<br /><br />[There's] no real way of 'taming', but perhaps try to manage the beast.</p>