SynthesisNutrition journal2023
Effects of weight change on taste function; a systematic review.
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- Neuropeptide Y and peptide YY differentially modulate bitter- and fatty acid-evoked responses in human fungiform taste bud cells.American journal of physiology. Cell physiology · 2026Article
- Lack of Structural Change in Olfactory Circuitry Following Fecal Microbiome Transplant From Donors Subjected to Diet-induced Obesity.Journal of neurochemistry · 2026Article
- Association Between Taste Disorders and Malnutrition in Older Adults: A Scoping Review.Nutrition reviews · 2026Article
- Reduced Fat Taste Sensitivity and Its Association with Childhood Obesity in Tunisian Children: A Cross-Sectional Study.Nutrients · 2025Article
- Gustatory thresholds and obesity: a comparative study of five main tastes.BMC nutrition · 2025Article
- Variations in basic taste perception and body mass index.Journal of diabetes and metabolic disorders · 2025Article
- Deficits in taste-guided behaviors and central processing of taste in the transgenic TDP-43Neurobiology of disease · 2025Article
- Assessing gender differences in food preferences and physical activity: a population-based survey.Frontiers in nutrition · 2024Article
- Mala flavor preference increases risk of excessive gestational weight gain mediated by high-carbohydrate dietary patterns in Chongqing, China: an ambispective cohort study.Frontiers in nutrition · 2024Article
- The Interplay of Salivary Leptin, Taste Perception, and Dental Caries in Adolescent Girls: A Cross-Sectional Analysis Across Body Mass Index Categories.Journal of International Society of Preventive & Community DentistryArticle
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Abstract
backgroundThe aim of this review is to evaluate the relationship between weight status and taste perception and preference of sweet, salt, fat, bitter, and sour through reviewing observational and interventional studies with objective methods.
methodsA comprehensive literature search was performed in 6 online databases of PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, Cochrane, Embase, and Google Scholar up to October 2021. The following keywords were used in the search strategy: (Taste OR "Taste Perception" OR "Taste Threshold" OR "Taste preference" OR "Taste sensitivity" OR "Taste changes") AND (weight OR "Weight gain" OR "weight loss" OR "weight change").
resultsMost observational studies indicate that four taste sensitivities or perceptions (especially sweet and salt taste perception) are lower in subjects with overweight and obesity. The longitudinal studies reported that sweet and fat preference is increased along with weight gain in adults. It is concluded that taste perceptions are decreased in individuals with overweight and obesity, especially in men. Also, taste perception and preference change after weight loss but not significantly.
conclusionIt is suggested that the results of the interventional studies are not conclusive and need further studies with the same and standard design adjusting cofounding variables including genetic, gender, age and food condition of subjects.
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