NPJ science of food
Machine learning elucidates associations between oral microbiota and the decline of sweet taste perception during aging.
Haojie Ni, Sizhe Qiu, Lingxiang Wen, Wenlu Li, Xiaoli Zhang, Hong Zeng, Yanbo Wang
Published: 202610.1038/s41538-025-00676-5
Abstract
Aging-induced deterioration in taste perception can result in loss of appetite and malnutrition in the elderly, posing a substantial challenge to healthy aging. In oral cavity, the oral microbiota, food particles, and taste receptors interact extensi…
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