Article
Changes of Taste, Smell and Eating Behavior in Patients Undergoing Bariatric Surgery: Associations with PROP Phenotypes and Polymorphisms in the Odorant-Binding Protein OBPIIa and CD36 Receptor Genes.
Nutrients - 16 Jan 2021
Melis Melania, Pintus Stefano, Mastinu Mariano, Fantola Giovanni, Moroni Roberto, Pepino Marta Yanina, Barbarossa Iole Tomassini
Abstract excerpt
Bariatric surgery is the most effective long-term treatment for severe obesity and related comorbidities. Although patients who underwent bariatric surgery report changes of taste and smell perception, results from sensory studies are discrepant and limited. Here, we assessed taste and smell functions in 51 patients before, one month, and six months after undergoing bariatric surgery. We used taste strip tests to...
Topics
- Adult
- Bariatric Surgery
- CD36 Antigens
- Feeding Behavior
- Female
- Humans
- Lipocalins
- Male
- Obesity, Morbid
- Phenotype
- Polymorphism, Genetic