ArticleNutrients2020
Effects of Sweet-Liking on Body Composition Depend on Age and Lifestyle: A Challenge to the Simple Sweet-Liking-Obesity Hypothesis.
Article in Nutrients, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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- Comparing body composition between the sweet-liking phenotypes: experimental data, systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis.International journal of obesity (2005) · 2024Pooled it
- Phenol-Rich Food Acceptability: The Influence of Variations in Sweetness Optima and Sensory-Liking Patterns.Nutrients · 2021Trial
- Taste Propensity in Obese and Nonobese Older Adults.Aging medicine (Milton (N.S.W)) · 2025Article
- In defense of pleasure: We need to rethink food reward and obesity.PLoS biology · 2025Article
- Genetic and Environmental Influences on Sweet Taste Liking and Related Traits: New Insights from Twin Cohorts.Behavior genetics · 2025Article
- Sweet taste preference on snack choice, added sugars intake, and diet quality- a pilot study.BMC nutrition · 2025Article
- Responsiveness and Reliability of a Sipping Device to Measure Motivation in Normal-Weight Individuals and Bariatric Surgery Patients.Nutrients · 2024Article
- Novel Perspective on the Plasticity of Taste Perception: Is Food- and Exercise-Induced Inflammation Associated with Sweet Taste Sensitivity and Preference?Journal of agricultural and food chemistry · 2024Review
- A high sucrose detection threshold is associated with increased energy intake and improved post-prandial glucose response independent of the sweetness intensity of isocaloric sucrose solutions.npj metabolic health and disease · 2024Article
- Regulator of G-Protein Signalling 9: A New Candidate Gene for Sweet Food Liking?Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Soft and energy drinks consumption and associated factors in Saudi adults: a national cross-sectional study.Frontiers in nutrition · 2023Article
- The Effect of Artificial Sweeteners Use on Sweet Taste Perception and Weight Loss Efficacy: A Review.Nutrients · 2022Review
- Characterizing Individual Differences in Sweet Taste Hedonics: Test Methods, Locations, and Stimuli.Nutrients · 2022Article
- The importance of the taste preferences and sensitivity of mothers and their children in the aspect of excessive body weight of children.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2022Article
- Does Each Menstrual Cycle Elicit a Distinct Effect on Olfactory and Gustatory Perception?Nutrients · 2021Observational
- Food Preferences and Obesity.Endocrinology and metabolism (Seoul, Korea) · 2021Article
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Abstract
Taste hedonics drive food choices, and food choices affect weight maintenance. Despite this, the idea that hyper-palatability of sweet foods is linked to obesity development has been controversial for decades. Here, we investigate whether interpersonal differences in sweet-liking are related to body composition. Healthy adults aged 18-34 years from the UK (
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