Article
Taste perception and food choices.
Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition - 1 May 2012
Negri Rossella, Di Feola Mariarosaria, Di Domenico Simone, Scala M Giuseppa, Artesi Ginevra, Valente Serena, Smarrazzo Andrea, Turco Francesca, Morini Gabriella, Greco Luigi
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: The extent to which variation in taste perception influences food preferences is, to date, controversial. Bitterness in food triggers an innate aversion that is responsible for dietary restriction in children. We investigated the association among genetic variations in bitter receptor...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Body Mass Index
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Choice Behavior
- Feeding Behavior
- Female
- Food Preferences
- Genetic Variation
- Genotype
- Humans
- Italy
- Male
- Phenotype
- Propylthiouracil
- Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled
- Surveys and Questionnaires