Development of a method to measure sensory perception in children at the European level

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 35, Issue , 2011, Pages S131-S136

  Knof, K ^a   Lanfer, A ^b   Bildstein, M O ^a   Buchecker, K ^a   Hilz, H ^c  

^a Technologie Transfer Zentrum Bremerhaven   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^c Bremerhaven University of Applied Sciences   (Germany)

Author keywords

IDEFICS study; Sensory perception; Taste preferences; Taste sensitivity; Taste threshold

Indexed keywords

CAFFEINE; GLUTAMATE SODIUM; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SUCROSE;

ARTICLE; CHILD; EUROPE; FEMALE; FLAVOR; GERMANY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSERY SCHOOL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SWEETNESS; TASTE ACUITY; TASTE PREFERENCE; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIET; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCES; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; TASTE THRESHOLD;

EID: 79954439659     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2011.45     Document Type: Article

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