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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 phenylthiocarbamide (PTC) and 6-n-propylthiouracil (PROP), has been demonstrated to affect the dietary intake pattern. A case...
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