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Bulimia and taste: possible interactions.

J Rodin1, L Bartoshuk, C Peterson

  • 1Department of Psychology, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520-7447.

Journal of Abnormal Psychology
|February 1, 1990
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Bulimic individuals purging by vomiting may experience taste abnormalities, particularly a loss of taste on the palate due to vomit acidity. This may also affect their sense of satiety.

Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Gastroenterology
  • Psychology

Background:

  • Bulimia nervosa is an eating disorder characterized by recurrent episodes of binge eating and compensatory behaviors, such as self-induced vomiting.
  • Previous research has not fully explored the sensory consequences of purging behaviors on taste perception.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate potential taste abnormalities in individuals with bulimia nervosa who engage in purging by vomiting.
  • To explore the relationship between purging behaviors and alterations in taste perception, specifically on the palate.

Main Methods:

  • Spatial taste testing using sweet, salty, sour, and bitter solutions applied directly to the tongue and palate of bulimic subjects and controls.
  • Assessment of taste intensity and pleasantness ratings for various stimuli when sipped.

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  • Evaluation of taste perception after a glucose load to assess satiety responses.

    • Main Results:

    • Bulimic subjects exhibited a selective spatial loss of taste on the palate compared to controls.
    • No significant differences in basal taste perception (intensity or pleasantness) were found when stimuli were sipped.
    • Controls reported decreased pleasantness of sweet taste after a glucose load, while bulimics did not, suggesting altered satiety perception.

    Conclusions:

    • The findings suggest that the acidic content of vomit may damage palate taste receptors in individuals with bulimia nervosa.
    • Taste abnormalities, particularly on the palate, are associated with purging behaviors in bulimia nervosa.
    • Bulimic individuals may have an impaired experience of satiety, which could be linked to their altered taste perception.