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Genetics of food preferences: a first view from silk road populations.
Journal of food science - 1 Dec 2012
Pirastu Nicola, Robino Antonietta, Lanzara Carmela, Athanasakis Emmanouil, Esposito Laura, Tepper Beverly J, Gasparini Paolo
Abstract excerpt
Food preferences are the main factor driving food intake and choice. There are good reasons to suspect some genetic influence on food acceptance, not least because genetic factors are implicated in a number of factors that are likely to be related to food choice. In addition, some food dislikes show themselves early in life, before there is any evidence for aversive experiences. Although taste has been widely...
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