Article
Sex differences in the effects of inherited bitter thiourea sensitivity on body weight in 4-6-year-old children.
Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) - 1 Jun 2010
Keller Kathleen L, Reid Adrienne, MacDougall Megan C, Cassano Hope, Song Joo Lee, Deng Liyong, Lanzano Patricia, Chung Wendy K, Kissileff Harry R
Abstract excerpt
Previous studies have shown that inherited taste blindness to bitter compounds like 6-n-propylthiouracil (PROP) may be a risk factor for obesity, but this literature has been highly controversial. The objectives of this study were (i) to confirm findings that show an interaction between PROP stat...
Topics
- Body Mass Index
- Body Weight
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Female
- Genetic Diseases, Inborn
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Genetic Variation
- Genotype
- Humans
- Male
- Obesity