Smoking harms women's ability to taste sweets
A new research says that obese women who smoke cigarettes may not have the craving for sweets.
While smoking is not good for health but it is found to lower down the calorie or fat intake by reducing the smokers' perception of taste.
In a study at the Monell Center in Philadelphia, four groups of women in the age group 21 to 41 were observed to study the effects of smoking on their taste perceptions.
A new research says that obese women who smoke cigarettes may not have the craving for sweets.
While smoking is not good for health but it is found to lower down the calorie or fat intake by reducing the smokers' perception of taste.
In a study at the Monell Center in Philadelphia, four groups of women in the age group 21 to 41 were observed to study the effects of smoking on their taste perceptions.
The group had some obese and normal weight women who were further categorized as smokers or nonsmokers.
The researchers had the four groups of women taste many vanilla puddings with varying levels of fat and the participants were asked to rate the puddings for sweetness and creaminess. It was found the obese smokers couldn't say much about the sweetness and creaminess of puddings. They also confessed of not enjoying their puddings much. The study was conducted by a biopsychologist - Dr Julie Mennella, and Dr M. Yanina Pepino, who is an assistant professor of medicine at the Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis.