Article
Ability to taste 6-n-propylthiouracil and BMI in low-income preschool-aged children.
Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) - 1 Jul 2008
Lumeng Julie C, Cardinal Tiffany M, Sitto Jacinta R, Kannan Srimathi
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Sensitivity to the bitter compound 6-n-propylthiouracil (PROP) is genetically mediated. Sensitivity to PROP has been associated with weight status in both adults and children. OBJECTIVE: To determine whether there is an association between PROP sensitivity and BMI in low-income children of diverse race/ethnicity, among whom there is a high prevalence of obesity. METHODS AND PROCEDURES: Eighty-one...
Topics
- Body Mass Index
- Child, Preschool
- Diet Records
- Female
- Food Preferences
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Humans
- Male
- Obesity
- Poverty
- Propylthiouracil
- Risk Factors
- Socioeconomic Factors
- Surveys and Questionnaires
- Taste
- Vegetables