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Volume 7, Issue 5 (Suppl) J Community Med Health Educ
ISSN: 2161-0711 JCMHE, an open access journal Public Health Congress 2017
November 13-14, 2017
November 13-14, 2017 Osaka, Japan
3rd World Congress on
Public Health, Nutrition & Epidemiology
The association between taste perception and zinc deficiency in young Japanese women
Tomoko Miyake and Hiroko Watanabe
Osaka University, Japan
Statement of the Problem: There has been increased concern regarding taste disorder in young Japanese women. The most
commonly reason for this increase was relevant to their dietary habits. The purpose of this study was to examine the association
between taste perception, and nutritional intake in young Japanese women.
Methodology & Theoretical Orientation: Participants (n=74) were young women in their late teens and twenties. Taste
perception was measured by electro-gustometry and the filter-paper disc method (FPD method) over areas of the chorda
tympani nerve and glossopharyngeal nerve. Nutritional status was evaluated by brief, self-administered diet history
questionnaires. The index of nutritional status was based on 2015 dietary reference intakes for Japan. This study was approved
by the ethical committee at Osaka University.
Findings: There were no abnormalities in relation to taste perception in electro-gustometry. However, 33 (44.6%) were
abnormalities in the FPD method. There were no significant differences in the nutritional intake between normal taste
perception group and abnormal taste perception group. The subjects who took from 5 mg to 7 mg zinc per day were significantly
at decreased risk of abnormal taste perception compared with subjects who took below 5 mg zinc per day [odds ratio 0.094,
95% confidence interval 0.010-0.873]. In this study, about 50% of all participants had problems with taste perception.
Conclusion: The present result suggested abnormality in taste perception was associated with zinc deficiency in young women
in their late teen and twenties. Further studies are needed in order to eat well-balanced diet in order to effectively take zinc for
young Japanese women.
Biography
Tomoko Miyake is pursuing her PhD in Health Sciences, Osaka University, Graduate School of Medicine, Japan. She has experience of working as a Midwife for
5 years at General Hospital in Kobe, Japan. She has completed her Master’s degree in Health Sciences from Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine,
in 2016. Her current research interests are to educate eating a balanced diet for Japanese reproductive-aged women and to promote their nutritional status and
dietary behavior.
Tomoko Miyake et al., J Community Med Health Educ 2017, 7:5 (Suppl)
DOI: 10.4172/2161-0711-C1-030