Cigarette smokers have fewer and flatter taste buds, says a new study on Greek soldiers.
Cigarette smokers have fewer and flatter taste buds, says a new study on Greek soldiers.
The research on the tongues of 62 soldiers, published in the open access journal BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders, has demonstrated how cigarettes deaden the ability to taste.
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He said, "Statistically important differences between the taste thresholds of smokers and non-smokers were detected. Differences concerning the shape and the vascularisation of fungiform papillae were also observed".
By applying electrical current to the tongue, a unique metallic taste can be generated. Measuring how much current is required before a person perceives this sensation allows determination of their taste sensitivity.
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Pavlos concludes, "Nicotine may cause functional and morphological alterations of papillae, at least in young adults".
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