Diabetes mellitus (DM) is associated with several microvascular and macrovascular
complications, such as retinopathy, nephropathy, neuropathy, and cardiovascular diseases …

Obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) are increasing in prevalence owing to
decreases in physical activity levels and a shift to diets that include addictive and/or high …

Obesity is an escalating global chronic disease. Bariatric surgery is a very efficacious
treatment for obesity and its comorbidities. Alterations to gastrointestinal anatomy during …

The mammalian taste bud is an onion-shaped epithelial structure with 50–100 tightly packed
cells, including taste receptor cells, supporting cells, and basal cells. Taste receptor cells …

The sense of taste is responsible for the detection and ingestion of food to cover energetic
requirements in health and disease. The change in taste perception might lead to …

Taste disorders are common among older people and may have serious consequences on
their health status: each of the five main flavors (salty, sweet, sour, bitter and umami) has a …

This article reviews the epidemiological evidence linking diabetes and gastric cancer and
discusses some of the potential mechanisms, confounders and biases in the evaluation of …

Eating is an essential activity to get energy and necessary nutrients for living. While
chewing, the food is broken down by the teeth and dissolved by saliva. Taste, flavour and …

Background The sense of taste is very much essential to the overall health of an individual. It
is a necessary component to enjoy one's food, which in turn provides nutrition to an …

Background Increasing prevalence of pre-diabetes is an emerging public health problem.
Decrease in sweet taste sensitivity which can lead to an increase in sugar intake might be a …