A case study on the association of variation of bitter-taste receptor gene TAS2R38 with the height, weight and energy intake in Japanese female college students.

doi:10.3177/jnsv.59.16

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A case study on the association of variation of bitter-taste receptor gene TAS2R38 with the height, weight and energy intake in Japanese female college students.

Journal of nutritional science and vitaminology - 1 Jan 2013

Inoue Hiroko, Yamakawa-Kobayashi Kimiko, Suzuki Yuichi, Nakano Teruyo, Hayashi Hisayoshi, Kuwano Toshiko

Abstract excerpt

One of the critical factors that determines individual differences in dietary behavior and nutritional status is the sensory-affecting quality of food, in particular its taste. Variation of one bitter taste receptor gene, TAS2R38, which is associated with the differential sensitivity to phenylthi...

Topics

Adolescent
Adult
Body Height
Body Mass Index
Body Weight
Diet
Dietary Carbohydrates
Dysgeusia
Eating
Energy Intake
Female
Genotype
Humans
Phenylthiourea
Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
Propylthiouracil
Students
Taste

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PMID: 23535535
DOI: 10.3177/jnsv.59.16

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