适口性
外观
适口性是指特定食物本身在经食用者食用时产生的感受,未食用者带来的满足与愉悦程度,换句话说就是食物“好吃”的程度[1]。食物的适口性并非固定的食物属性[2],而是代表是食物本身满足食用者脑中享乐回馈的程度,所以当个人处于饥饿状态时,食物的适口性通常较高,反之则较低。适口性和脑内的犒赏系统有关,并会造成和生理需求无关的饥饿感,所谓的享乐式饥饿(hedonic hunger)。[3]
大脑机制
食物的适口性高低,是受到食用者大脑中犒赏机制影响[4]。伏隔核与大脑的奖赏、快乐、成瘾有关,且注入鸦片类药物会增加对食物的欲望[5]。
个体摄取食物时,与食物适口性有关的“喜欢吃(liking)”某食物、与生理性需求驱使的“想要吃(wanting)”某食物的机制不同[6]。
适口性及饱足感之于整体进食量的影响
人们在用餐后会产生饱足感进而抑制进食欲望,亦即对于食物的渴望会随着摄入量的增加而降低[7]。然而,相较于一般常见食物,此现象在人们各自偏好、适口性高的食物中较不明显,导致人们倾向摄取更多的该类食物;反之,某些适口性低的食物会降低人们对于该食物的摄取欲望[8],举例而言,香菜对于带有特定基因OR6A2的人而言适口性极低,以致于其在香菜上的摄取量会比其他不具此基因的人少[9]。
食欲受到正回馈及负回馈的调控,正回馈与适口性食物的刺激相关,而负回馈则与饱足感有关[10]。由于在食物摄入之前,大脑会先对此做出评估及判断,因此以往摄食经验、餐具的外观及大小等因素也会影响食欲,如红色餐盘会抑制食欲,也可被视为一种节食减肥的方法[11]。
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