title: [Determination of the thresholds of taste sensitivity to table salt in a population study].
abstract: The study of an organized population has revealed three types of gustatory sensitivity to sodium chloride: low, medium and high. A certain dependence of salt sensitivity threshold on sex and age has been found. The examination of hypertensive patients in hospitals has revealed that patients with low gustatory sensitivity to salt are characterized by sodium and water retention. High gustatory sensitivity suggests sodium deficiency and corresponds to salt appetite. High salt sensitivity threshold may serve an indication for the administration of diuretics and for dietary salt restriction necessary for hypertension prevention and treatment.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D001794:Blood Pressure; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012727:Sex Characteristics; D012907:Smoking; D012965:Sodium Chloride; D013649:Taste / Q000502:physiology*; D013652:Taste Threshold / Q000502:physiology*; D014882:Water-Electrolyte Balance
chemical_list: D012965:Sodium Chloride
vernacular_title: Opredelenie porogov vkusovoĭ chuvstvitel'nosti k povarennoĭ soli v populiatsionnom issledovanii.