ArticleFood & nutrition research2019
Childhood obesity in relation to sweet taste perception and dental caries - a cross-sectional multicenter study.
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- Obesity and oral health in Mexican children and adolescents: systematic review and meta-analysis.Nutrition reviews · 2022Pooled it
- Is Obesity Associated With Dental Caries in Primary Dentition? Findings From a Birth Cohort in Southern Brazil.Community dentistry and oral epidemiology · 2026Article
- Differences in dental caries experience between super-tasters and non-tasters: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of Taibah University Medical Sciences · 2025Review
- Prevalence of dental caries and influence factors among students in Beijing: A cross-sectional study.PloS one · 2025Article
- A systematic review of obesity burden in Saudi Arabia: Prevalence and associated co-morbidities.Saudi pharmaceutical journal : SPJ : the official publication of the Saudi Pharmaceutical Society · 2024Review
- Dental decay in children and the link to weight status: A cross-sectional analysis of national school health data.The Saudi dental journal · 2024Article
- Association between Body Mass Index (BMI) and Dental Caries among 6-12-Year-Old School Children.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Probiotic dairy products and consumption preferences in terms of sweetness sensitivity and the occurrence of childhood obesity.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- Intake of Fibre-Associated Foods and Texture Preferences in Relation to Weight Status Among 9-12 Years Old Children in 6 European Countries.Frontiers in nutrition · 2021Article
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- Association between body mass index and dental caries in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: Systematic review.The Saudi dental journal · 2020Review
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Abstract
backgroundObesity is a multifactorial disease that is increasing worldwide and is caused by different environmental and genetic factors, with an increase in the consumption of high-energy-containing food and a decrease in physical activity constituting two of the main reasons. Sweet taste perception may have an effect on the subject's dietary choices and affect his or her predisposition to obesity.
objectivesThe aim was to study the sweet taste perception and dental caries in relation to body mass index (BMI) in 13-15-year-old schoolchildren from three different countries and to compare the BMI among the countries.
designThe sweet taste perception level, determined as the sweet taste threshold and preference, was assessed in a total of 669 schoolchildren from Italy, Mexico and Saudi Arabia, examined in school settings. Height and weight were collected and BMI was calculated, after which the children were grouped as underweight, normal, overweight, and obese. For caries registration, the International Caries Detection and Assessment System and Decayed Missing Filled Surfaces indices were used.
resultsA statistically significant difference was found for BMI among the children from the three countries (
conclusionsBMI was found to differ between countries, with a further significant difference among the groups among the Saudi Arabia schoolchildren.
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