Cold pleasure. Why we like ice drinks, ice-lollies and ice cream

Eccles, Ronald ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9492-2062, Du-Plessis, L., Dommels, Y. and Wilkinson, J. E. 2013. Cold pleasure. Why we like ice drinks, ice-lollies and ice cream. Appetite 71 , pp. 357-360. 10.1016/j.appet.2013.09.011

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Abstract

This review discusses how the ingestion of cold foods and drinks may be perceived as pleasant because of the effects of cooling of the mouth. The case is made that man has originated from a tropical environment and that cold stimuli applied to the external skin may initiate thermal discomfort and reflexes such as shivering and vasoconstriction that defend body temperature, whereas cold stimuli applied to the mouth are perceived as pleasant because of pleasure associated with satiation of thirst and a refreshing effect. Cold water is preferred to warm water as a thirst quencher and cold products such as ice cream may also be perceived as pleasant because oral cooling satiates thirst. The case is made that cold stimuli may be perceived differently in the skin and oral mucosa, leading to different effects on temperature regulation, and perception of pleasure or displeasure, depending on the body temperature and the temperature of the external environment.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Biosciences
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Ice cream; Cold receptors; Mouth; TRPM8; Pleasure; Refreshing; Thirst
Publisher:	Elsevier
ISSN:	0195-6663
Last Modified:	28 Oct 2022 08:42
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/71790

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