"You are what you eat:" Self-reported preferences for food taste and cooking methods of adult Filipinos (20-50 years old)
Acta Medica Philippina
; : 56-61, 2014.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To describe the self-reported preferences for food taste and cooking methods of adult Filipinos (20-50 years old).METHODS:
This is a cross-sectional community survey of 3,072 adults from Metro Manila, Bulacan, Batangas, Quezon, Rizal. RESULTS ANDCONCLUSION:
There were differences in preferred tastes of males (food that tasted "just right", spicy) vs. females (salty); younger adults (sweet, spicy) vs. older adults (bland); urban (salty, spicy) vs. rural adults ("just right") adults with higher education (sweet, salty, spicy) vs. those with less schooling who liked food which tasted "just right." Smokers preferred spicy taste vs. non-smokers who liked sweet-tasting food. Adults who reported having had alcohol intake preferred spicy food. Those who reported feeling stressed liked savoury taste (sweet, salty) while those who were not stressed liked food which tasted "just right." Cooking with oil was the usual and the most preferred cooking method. Younger adults and smokers liked to use oil in cooking. Food which tasted "just right"/moderate was most preferred by adult Filipinos with hpertension or MeTS. Diabetics did not prefer sweet tasting food. More diabetics (p=0.05) and those with MeTS (p=0.003) usually use other cooking methods instead of frying. Eliciting self-reported taste preferences as well as the usual and preferred cooking methods is important for nutritional management and relevant lifestyle advice which healthcare providers should incorporate in their management of patients, especially those with hypertension, diabetes, and metabolic syndrome.
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Base de datos:
WPRIM
Asunto principal:
Gusto
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Culinaria
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Alimentos
Aspecto:
Patient_preference
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Acta Medica Philippina
Año:
2014
Tipo del documento:
Article