The conscious perception of the hedonic sensory properties of caloric foods is commonly
believed to guide our dietary choices. Current and traditional models implicate the …

Various global public health agencies recommend minimizing exposure to sweet-tasting
foods or beverages. The underlying rationale is that reducing exposure to the perception of …

There is growing interest in relating taste perception to diet and healthy aging. However,
there is still limited information on the influence of age, sex and genetics on taste acuity as …

Sensory perception begins before birth and enables us to interpret the biological relevance
of stimuli in our near environment. In early life, the senses play a crucial role in informing …

Background Several health organizations recommend lowering the consumption of sweet-
tasting foods. The rationale behind this recommendation is that a lower exposure to sweet …

Factors associated with sweetness preference are multi-faceted and incredibly complex. A
scoping review was undertaken to identify determinants of sweetness preference in humans …

To address gaps in knowledge, our objectives were to (1) to determine whether there are
age-related changes in sweet taste detection thresholds, as has been observed for sweet …

Human ingestive behavior depends on myriad factors, including both sensory and non-
sensory determinants. Of the sensory determinants, sweet taste is a powerful stimulus and …

Taste hedonics is a well-documented driver of food consumption. The role of sweetness in
directing ingestive behavior is largely rooted in biology. One can then intuit that individual …

Background Legislation aimed at reducing sugar intake assumes that sweet-liking drives
overconsumption. However, evidence that a greater liking for sweet taste is associated with …