CD36, located on the cell membrane, transports fatty acids in response to dietary fat. It is a
critical fatty acid sensor and regulator of lipid metabolism. The interaction between CD36 …

Taste and smell play a key role in our ability to perceive foods. Overconsumption of highly
palatable energy-dense foods can lead to increased caloric intake and obesity. Thus there is …

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

Several studies have examined the association between CD36 rs1761667 polymorphism
with cardiometabolic risk factors and metabolic syndrome (MetS). This study aimed to …

Highlights•Food liking, choices and intake are influenced by many factors, including
genetics.•The human repertoire of taste, odor and chemesthetic receptors has much …

Taste sensation enables humans to make nutritionally important decisions such as food
preference and consumption. It functions as deterministic factors for unpropitious eating …

Obesity is a complex nutritional disorder that may be influenced by calorie intake and eating
behaviours. Aside from many studies, the influence of papillae count on obesity is still …

Aim Obesity is a major public health issue, which is associated with several chronic
diseases. In rodents, voluntary wheel running (VWR) is a type of exercise that influences …

There is a lack of research on the combined effects of genetic variations (specifically CD36
SNPs—rs1761667 and rs1527483), dietary food habits (vegetarian or not), and the salivary …

Gustin, a trophic factor for taste bud development, and its polymorphism at rs2274333
influence taste perception of 6-n-propylthiouracil (PROP) and fungiform papillae (FP) …