{"id":2202,"date":"2018-01-22T10:44:48","date_gmt":"2018-01-22T10:44:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.inkedibles.com\/?p=2202"},"modified":"2018-02-02T05:30:38","modified_gmt":"2018-02-02T05:30:38","slug":"how-edible-printing-can-help-people-with-swallowing-disorder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.inkedibles.com\/pictures-on-cakes\/how-edible-printing-can-help-people-with-swallowing-disorder.html","title":{"rendered":"How Edible Printing Can Help People with Swallowing Disorder"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>You might have already seen commercials about 3D printers. These machines are capable of printing minuscule action figures to houses. Yes, you read that right – houses! The concept of 3D printing works like a regular ink printer; you load a paper and it prints your article or an essay. It\u2019s not only plastic that can be used as a printing medium. Nowadays, these machines can use food medium to print to cakes<\/strong><\/a>, burgers, and more.<\/p>\n

Imagine a 3D printer with an option to print to cakes! It may seem like something from a SCI-FI movie, but it is not. A conference led by Dr. Aarti Tobin from Commonwealth Scientific Industrial Research Organisation last May 2017 presented how 3D food printing can bring convenience and wellness to our lives.<\/p>\n

One of the goals of CSIRO is to help people with swallowing disorders. The medical term for this is dysphagia. It is when a person suffers from difficulty in swallowing. This can affect one’s nutrition, breathing, and lifestyle. People with dysphagia are advised to eat texture-modified foods, which include soft, spongy, bite-sized, moist, and pureed foods. Appearance is also a big factor in a food. Texture-modified foods are known to be unappealing, which can affect a person\u2019s appetite. With 3D printing, a user can be in control of how the food will look like, what the texture is, and what the nutrients will be in it.<\/p>\n

There are still a lot of ways 3D food printing can be improved. But with the right application and better technology, even people with swallowing disorder will enjoy a great meal.<\/p>\n

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