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Influence of Sports Drink Taste Preference on Consumption in Adult Male Soccer Players
Author(s) -
Mistry Anahita M,
Molavi Kiarash
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.31.1_supplement.795.6
Subject(s) - sweetness , palatability , taste , wine tasting , mouthfeel , food science , athletes , chocolate milk , preference , medicine , psychology , advertising , physical therapy , chemistry , mathematics , raw material , organic chemistry , wine , business , statistics
The manufacture of sports drinks has become a multi‐billion dollar industry. Sports drinks provide nutrients that improve athletic performance by providing fuel, hydrating the body, and by replenishing minerals lost through sweat. Ingredients in them include simple carbohydrates such as sugar, electrolytes such as potassium and sodium, water and flavoring agents that enhance taste. The aim of this study was to investigate whether a preference in taste leads to an increased consumption of a sports drink prior to and after an endurance event in athletes. Twenty five, adult male amateur soccer players, aged 29 to 58 years were recruited for the study. After a brief training session, they first participated in a blind sensory evaluation to determine their taste preference for two (designated as Drink A and Drink B) similarly flavored sports drinks. They rated the drinks for sweetness, saltiness and palatability. There were no significant differences between the taste perceptions of sweetness, saltiness of either drinks but all subjects distinctly preferred either Drink A or Drink B. Subjects were divided into groups based on their taste preference for either drink. They then participated in nine soccer matches on multiple days and were presented with ad libitum amounts of either Drink A, Drink B, or water (3 trials each) before and after matches. Volumes of drinks voluntarily consumed were measured and averaged. Both groups consumed similar amounts of either Drink A or Drink B, before and after matches. Although subjects had distinct preferences for Drink A or Drink B, there were no significant differences between consumption levels of Drink A and Drink B between subjects who preferred the taste of either Drink A or Drink B. Taste preference for a drink did not influence the amount of a sports drink that athletes consumed pre‐ or post‐ exercise. The thirst mechanism may be a stronger factor for drink consumption, independent of taste preference. Support or Funding Information Eastern Michigan University, College of Health and Human Services