Effect of chewing or compressing food on autonomic nervous activity in older adults

ConclusionAutonomic nervous activity, especially parasympathetic activity in older adults, increased during chewing and compressing food when compared to activity while at rest. Within the range of food's softness from moderate to extreme soft, food's softness had no measurable effect on autonomic nervous activity.

Source: Gerodontology - July 26, 2017 Category: Dentistry Authors: Midori Ohta, Takayuki Ueda, Kaoru Sakurai Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research