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

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

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...