Sex differences in the physiology of eating

L Asarian, N Geary - American Journal of Physiology …, 2013 - journals.physiology.org
Hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal (HPG) axis function fundamentally affects the physiology of
eating. We review sex differences in the physiological and pathophysiological controls of …

Genetic background of taste perception, taste preferences, and its nutritional implications: a systematic review

J Diószegi, E Llanaj, R Ádány - Frontiers in genetics, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Background: The rise in nutrition-related morbidity and mortality requires public health
intervention programs targeting nutritional behavior. In addition to socio-economical, socio …

The relationships between common measurements of taste function

J Webb, DP Bolhuis, S Cicerale, JE Hayes… - Chemosensory …, 2015 - Springer
Background There are five common, independent measures used to characterize taste
function in humans: detection and recognition thresholds (DT and RT), suprathreshold …

Nutritional implications of genetic taste variation: the role of PROP sensitivity and other taste phenotypes

BJ Tepper - Annu. Rev. Nutr., 2008 - annualreviews.org
Genetic sensitivity to the bitter taste of phenylthiocarbamide and 6-n-propylthiouracil (PROP)
is a well-studied human trait. It has been hypothesized that this phenotype is a marker for …

Supertasting and PROP Bitterness Depends on More Than the TAS2R38 Gene

JE Hayes, LM Bartoshuk, JR Kidd, VB Duffy - Chemical senses, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Polymorphisms in the TAS2R38 gene provide insight to phenotypes long associated 6-n-
propylthiouracil (PROP) and phenylthiocarbamide bitterness. We tested relationships …

Explaining variability in sodium intake through oral sensory phenotype, salt sensation and liking

JE Hayes, BS Sullivan, VB Duffy - Physiology & behavior, 2010 - Elsevier
Our sodium-rich food supply compels investigation of how variation in salt sensation
influences liking and intake of high-sodium foods. While supertasters (those with heightened …

The silver sensory experience–A review of senior consumers' food perception, liking and intake

EL Doets, S Kremer - Food Quality and Preference, 2016 - Elsevier
It is commonly assumed that sensory impairments occurring with age negatively affect older
people's intake of foods in terms of both quality and quantity. This review discusses …

Determinants of obesity in Italian adults: the role of taste sensitivity, food liking, and food neophobia

C Proserpio, M Laureati, S Bertoli, A Battezzati… - Chemical …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Recent evidence has suggested that factors related to sensory perception may explain
excess weight. The objective of this study was to consider multiple aspects while …

Do polymorphisms in chemosensory genes matter for human ingestive behavior?

JE Hayes, EL Feeney, AL Allen - Food quality and preference, 2013 - Elsevier
In the last decade, basic research in chemoreceptor genetics and neurobiology has
revolutionized our understanding of individual differences in chemosensation. From an …

Direct comparison of the generalized visual analog scale (gVAS) and general labeled magnitude scale (gLMS)

JE Hayes, AL Allen, SM Bennett - Food quality and preference, 2013 - Elsevier
Hundreds of studies have used the general labeled magnitude scale (gLMS) to collect
intensity data. Recent work on generalized affective scales like the labeled affective …