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Sweet and bitter tastes of alcoholic beverages mediate alcohol intake in of-age undergraduates.
Physiology & behavior - 17 Jan 2005
Lanier Sarah A, Hayes John E, Duffy Valerie B
Abstract excerpt
Alcoholic beverages are complex stimuli, giving rise to sensations that promote or inhibit intake. Previous research has shown associations between 6-n-propylthiouracil (PROP) bitterness, one marker of genetic variation in taste, and alcohol behaviors. We tested the PROP bitterness and alcohol intake relationship as mediated by tastes of sampled alcoholic beverages. Forty-nine undergraduates (mean age=22 years)...
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