Background The propensity to overeat may, in part, be a function of the satisfaction derived
from eating. If levels of satisfaction derived from food differ among normal-weight …

Background Human and animal studies report a blunted sense of taste in people who are
overweight or obese, with heightened sensitivity also reported after weight loss. However, it …

Taste intensity and quality affect the liking of foods, and determine food choice and
consumption. We aimed to 1) classify commonly consumed foods based on recalled taste …

Although putatively taste has been associated with obesity as one of the factors governing
food intake, previous studies have failed to find a consistent link between taste perception …

Introduction While sweet taste perception is a potential determinant of feeding behavior in
obesity, the supporting evidence is inconsistent and is typically associated with …

Background The aim of this review is to evaluate the relationship between weight status and
taste perception and preference of sweet, salt, fat, bitter, and sour through reviewing …

Objective: Limited data are available with regard to longitudinal changes in body weight by
food taste preference. Here, we examined the associations between taste preferences and …

Taste perception is a primary driver of food choices; however, little is known about how
perception of all five tastes (sweet, salt, sour, bitter, umami) collectively inform dietary …

Background Taste preferences for highly palatable foods rich in sugar and fat may underlie
the current epidemic of obesity. Objective This study aimed to determine whether the …

Background Current approaches to studying relations between taste perception and diet
quality typically consider each taste—sweet, salt, sour, bitter, umami—separately or …