Bitter, Sweet, Salty, Sour and Umami Taste Perception Decreases with Age: Sex-Specific Analysis, Modulation by Genetic Variants and Taste-Preference Associations in 18 to 80 Year-Old Subjects

There is growing interest in relating taste perception to diet and healthy aging. However, there is still limited information on the influence of age, sex and genetics on taste acuity as well as on the relationship between taste perception and taste preferences. We have analysed the influence of age...

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Published in:	Nutrients Vol. 10; no. 10; p. 1539
Main Authors:	Barragán, Rocio, Coltell, Oscar, Portolés, Olga, Asensio, Eva M., Sorlí, José V., Ortega-Azorín, Carolina, González, José I., Sáiz, Carmen, Fernández-Carrión, Rebeca, Ordovas, Jose M., Corella, Dolores
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Switzerland MDPI AG 18.10.2018 MDPI
Subjects:	Adolescent Adult Age Age Factors Aged Aged, 80 and over Aging Aging - genetics Aging - physiology Aging - psychology citric acid Deoxyribonucleic acid Diet DNA Epidemiology Epithelial Sodium Channels - genetics epithelium Female Food food choices Food Preferences - psychology Genes genetic polymorphism genetic variation glutamic acid Health care Humans Male men Middle Aged Nutrition research Obesity Older people Polymorphism Polymorphism, Genetic Population Preferences Preventive medicine propylthiouracil Public health Quality of life Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled - genetics saltiness Sex Factors sodium channels sodium chloride sourness sucrose Taste Taste Perception - genetics Taste Perception - physiology umami women Womens health Young Adult Spain taste preferences aging taste perception taste polymorphisms sex
ISSN:	2072-6643, 2072-6643
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