Background: Various studies have shown that sensory liking influences dietary behavior and
that individual characteristics are related to food intake and weight status, but little is known …

Background Individual sensory liking appears to be an important determinant of dietary
intake and may consequently influence weight status. Cross-sectional studies have shown …

Sensory liking influences dietary behaviour, but little is known about specifically associated
individual profiles. The aim of the present study was to investigate the associations between …

Apart from the established association between liking for fat and fat intake, little is known
about the association between liking for fat and intake of specific nutrients or food groups …

Liking for a sweet, salty or fatty diet may induce overconsumption of simple carbohydrates,
sodium or lipids. Measuring overall liking of the corresponding sensory sensations …

Results: Overall liking scores for salt and fat were linearly positively linked to BMI in men and
women (P⩽ 0.001) and were higher in obese than in normal-weight individuals. The score …

Two distinct patterns of sweet taste liking have been described: one showing a peak liking
response in the mid-range of sucrose concentrations and the other showing a monotonic …

These studies examined the differences in sweet taste perception and implicit attitude
toward sweet between normal-weight and overweight/obese adults; and tested the effects of …

Taste hedonics drive food choices, and food choices affect weight maintenance. Despite
this, the idea that hyper-palatability of sweet foods is linked to obesity development has …

The purpose of this study was to develop and validate a questionnaire assessing food liking
in a French-Canadian population. A questionnaire was developed, in which participants …