Issues associated with appearance, texture and taste of Modified Texture Foods (MTF) and how this affects nutritional intake of individuals with swallowing difficulties.

Individual with difficulty in swallowing is known to have dysphagia. Dysphagia is estimated to affect 15 million individuals every year in US, and is often linked to other diseases, such as stroke and dementia. To compensate for swallowing difficulties, modified texture foods (MTF) is needed to incr...

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Main Author: Chiu, Chern.
Other Authors: School of Biological Sciences
Format: Final Year Project
Language:English
Published: 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10356/53786
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Institution: Nanyang Technological University
Language: English