Gustatory thresholds and obesity: a comparative study of five main tastes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Obesity is an important public health concern, which has dramatically grown in the last decades. Taste sensation determines food preferences and could contribute to obesity. Considering the conflicting results about the association of gustatory threshold and overweight/obesity status of individuals, this study designed to compare gustatory threshold of five main tastes (sweet, umami, salty, bitter, and sour) among individuals with overweight/obesity and with a normal BMI.

Methods

In this case-control and population-based study, 100 adults participated, divided into two equal number of normal and overweight/obese groups. To measure gustatory threshold of sweet, umami, salty, bitter, and sour tastes, solutions of sucrose, monosodium glutamate, sodium chloride, quini

SUBMITTER: Khalighi H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12281801 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature