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The effects of foods, beverages, and other factors on cigarette palatability.

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McClernon, FJ; Westman, EC; Rose, JE; Lutz, AM
Published in: Nicotine Tob Res
April 2007

While smokers commonly report that various foods and beverages worsen or enhance the taste of cigarettes, the prevalence and diversity of these phenomena have not been studied. We administered an open-ended questionnaire to 209 smokers asking for reports of foods or beverages that worsen or enhance the taste of cigarettes. Commonly reported categories that worsen the taste of cigarettes were fruits/vegetables, noncaffeinated beverages, and dairy products. Commonly reported categories that enhance the taste of cigarettes were caffeinated and alcoholic beverages, and meat products. Regression analyses indicated that increased sensitivity to both taste worsening and enhancing were associated with smoking nonmenthol cigarettes. These findings suggest smoking menthol cigarettes reduces both negative and positive effects of food and beverage consumption on smoking satisfaction - thus "evening out" the smoking experience. Clinical implications and directions for future research are discussed.

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Published In

Nicotine Tob Res

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ISSN

1462-2203

Publication Date

April 2007

Volume

9

Issue

4

Start / End Page

505 / 510

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Vegetables
  • United States
  • Taste
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Smoking
  • Public Health
  • Prevalence
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Humans
 

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McClernon, F. J., Westman, E. C., Rose, J. E., & Lutz, A. M. (2007). The effects of foods, beverages, and other factors on cigarette palatability. Nicotine Tob Res, 9(4), 505–510. https://doi.org/10.1080/14622200701243177
McClernon, F Joseph, Eric C. Westman, Jed E. Rose, and Avery M. Lutz. “The effects of foods, beverages, and other factors on cigarette palatability.Nicotine Tob Res 9, no. 4 (April 2007): 505–10. https://doi.org/10.1080/14622200701243177.
McClernon FJ, Westman EC, Rose JE, Lutz AM. The effects of foods, beverages, and other factors on cigarette palatability. Nicotine Tob Res. 2007 Apr;9(4):505–10.
McClernon, F. Joseph, et al. “The effects of foods, beverages, and other factors on cigarette palatability.Nicotine Tob Res, vol. 9, no. 4, Apr. 2007, pp. 505–10. Pubmed, doi:10.1080/14622200701243177.
McClernon FJ, Westman EC, Rose JE, Lutz AM. The effects of foods, beverages, and other factors on cigarette palatability. Nicotine Tob Res. 2007 Apr;9(4):505–510.
Journal cover image

Published In

Nicotine Tob Res

DOI

ISSN

1462-2203

Publication Date

April 2007

Volume

9

Issue

4

Start / End Page

505 / 510

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Vegetables
  • United States
  • Taste
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Smoking
  • Public Health
  • Prevalence
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Humans