Elevated and sustained desire for sweet taste in African-Americans: A potential factor in the development of obesity

Nutrition

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 886-893

  Schiffman, Susan S ^a   Graham, Brevick G ^a   Sattely Miller, Elizabeth A ^a   Peterson Dancy, Measha ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Blacks; Habituation; Obesity; Sweet taste

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; BEVERAGE; CALORIE; CAUCASIAN; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIABETES MELLITUS; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCE; HABITUATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPERTENSION; MALE; NEGRO; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STIMULUS RESPONSE; SWEETNESS;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BLACKS; CAUCASOID RACE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HABITUATION (PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY); HUMAN; MALE; NEGROID RACE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; SATIETY RESPONSE; STRESS; TASTE;

ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; CITRUS LIMON; PRUNUS DULCIS; THEOBROMA CACAO; VITIS SP.;

EID: 0033772355     PISSN: 08999007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0899-9007(00)00403-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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