Odour and taste sensitivity is associated with body weight and extent of misreporting of body weight

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 698-705

  Simchen, U ^a,d   Koebnick, C ^a   Hoyer, S ^a   Issanchou, S ^b   Zunft, H J F ^a,c  

^a GERMAN INSTITUTE OF HUMAN NUTRITION   (Germany)

^b CENTRE DES SCIENCES DU GOÛT ET DE L ALIMENTATION   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

^d SYMRISE AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Body weight; Odour; Taste

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; APPETITE; ARTICLE; BITTER TASTE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD PREFERENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; OLFACTORY DISCRIMINATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SWEETNESS; TASTE ACUITY; TASTE DISCRIMINATION; TASTE PREFERENCE; VOLUNTARY REPORTING;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; APPETITE REGULATION; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SELF DISCLOSURE; SMELL; TASTE; TASTE THRESHOLD;

EID: 33744922367     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1602371     Document Type: Article

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