Obesity and overweight represent a growing health problem worldwide. Genes regulating
the intake and metabolism of different nutrients can positively or negatively influence the …

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 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 …

Background: The determinants of the intake of high-fat products are not well understood.
Objective: The aim of this study was to examine the relations between fat perception, intake …

Background The CD36 gene is a candidate for sensory detection of fatty acids and has been
associated with individual differences in fat preferences and consumption. Excess adiposity …

Obese subjects have shown a preference for dietary lipids. A recent collection of evidence
has proposed that a variant in the CD36 gene plays a significant role in this pathway. We …

CD36 glycoprotein is a candidate receptor involved in the gustatory detection of lipids and
emerging evidence has suggested that genetic variations in CD36 may modulate the oral …

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 …

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 …