The tongue is a complex multifunctional organ that interacts and senses both interoceptively
and exteroceptively. Although it is easily visible to almost all of us, it is relatively …

Nature offers a wealth of opportunities to solve scientific and technological issues based on
its unique structures and function. The dynamic non‐covalent interaction is considered to be …

Sugar overconsumption is linked to a rise in the incidence of noncommunicable diseases
such as diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, and cancer. This increased incidence is …

Olfactory and gustatory dysfunction are recognized as common symptoms in patients with
COVID-19, with a prevalence ranging, respectively, between 41–61% and 38.2–49%. This …

Long-term consumption of a high-sugar diet may contribute to the pathogenesis of several
chronic diseases, such as obesity and type 2 diabetes. Sweet peptides derived from a wide …

Bitter and sweet taste G protein-coupled receptors (known as T2Rs and T1Rs, respectively)
were originally identified in type II taste cells on the tongue, where they signal perception of …

Gustation or the sense of taste is a primary sense, which functions as a gatekeeper for
substances that enter the body. Animals, including humans, ingest foods that contain …

The scourge of obesity arising from obesogens and poor dieting still ravages our planet as
half of the global population may be overweight and obese by 2035. This metabolic disorder …

Taste perception and its association with nutrition and related diseases (type 2 diabetes,
obesity, metabolic syndrome, cardiovascular, etc.) are emerging fields of biomedicine. There …

Objectives Overconsumption of non-nutritive sweeteners is associated with obesity, whereas
the underlying mechanisms remain controversial. This study aimed to investigate the effects …