Studies of adults report that perceived taste affects food choices and intake, which in turn
may have an impact on health. However, corresponding evidence on adolescents is limited …

Food selection, decisions about which foods to eat, is a ubiquitous part of our everyday lives.
The aim of this research was to investigate the role of taste versus health perceptions in 4 …

The 'taste of food'plays an important role in food choice. Furthermore, foods high in fat, sugar
and salt are highly palatable and associated with increased food consumption. Research …

Background Increased preference for fat and sugar or reduced taste sensitivity may play a
role in overweight and obesity development, but sensory perceptions are probably …

We aimed to describe differences in taste sensitivity in children according to age across 7-to
11-year-old children from eight European countries. We further compared taste sensitivity …

Food preferences and dietary habits are heavily influenced by taste perception. There is
growing interest in characterizing taste preferences based on genetic variation. Genetic …

In this review, the 'early influences' considered include genetic, prenatal, early postnatal and
childhood influences on perception and taste preferences.'Taste'is used in its broad sense …

This study aims at understanding how preference and sensitivity to the basic tastes develop
in the preschool years, and how the two relate to each other. To expand on the existing …

The present study investigated taste preferences in a sample of 1705 children aged 6 to
9years from survey centres in Italy, Estonia, Cyprus, Belgium, Sweden, Germany, Hungary …

Taste is a fundamental determinant of food selection, and inter-individual variations in taste
perception may be important risk factors for poor eating habits and obesity. Characterizing …