Results: We noticed significantly higher CD36 A-allele frequency (P= 0.036) in young obese
children compared with leans. CD36 A-allele was associated with higher lipid taste …

Animal studies show that CD36, a fatty acid translocase, is involved in fat detection and
preference, but these findings have not been reported in humans. The objective of this study …

Recent evidence has raised the possibility of the existence of a sixth taste modality–that is,
taste for fat–which is mediated by lingual CD36 and plays a role in obesity. Consequently …

Recent studies have suggested that excessive intake of dietary fat is associated with obesity.
Some obese subjects have been reported to exhibit high thresholds for the gustatory …

Abstract Background/Aims: Taste is recognized as an important predictor of food choices.
Thus, polymorphisms in genes encoding taste receptors may explain the variability in food …

The multifunctional CD36 scavenger receptor facilitates fatty acid (FA) uptake and oxidation
and it has been involved in the pathophysiology related to dysfunctional FA metabolism. The …

Growing number of evidences have suggested that oral fat sensing, mediated by a
glycoprotein CD36 (cluster of differentiation 36), plays a significant role in the development …

Background & aims Human beings are often driven to exhibit dietary preference according
to their hedonic characteristics. Though previous studies proposed that the fat taste …

CD36 is a membrane receptor with a wide variety of functions, including the regulation of
energy metabolism, fat storage, and adipocyte differentiation. To assess the relationship …

There is a strong link between high fat intake and obesity. In addition to its high caloric
density, dietary fat has a hyperphagic effect, in part as a result of its high palatability. The …