Inherited taste sensitivity to 6-n-propylthiouracil in diet and body weight in children

Obesity Research

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 904-912

  Keller, Kathleen L ^a,b   Tepper, Beverly J ^a,c  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

^c Department of Food Science ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MIMULUS DOUGLASII;

PROPYLTHIOURACIL;

ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; EATING; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCE; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALE; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; TASTE;

BODY WEIGHT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EATING; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCES; HUMANS; MALE; PROPYLTHIOURACIL; QUESTIONNAIRES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TASTE;

EID: 4644236388     PISSN: 10717323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/oby.2004.110     Document Type: Article

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