Genetic taste blindness to bitter and body composition in childhood: A Mendelian randomization design

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 1005-1010

  Bouthoorn, S H ^a   Van Lenthe, F J ^a   Kiefte De Jong, J C ^a   Taal, H R ^a   Wijtzes, A I ^a   Hofman, A ^a   Jaddoe, V W V ^a   Glymour, M M ^b   Rivadeneira, F ^a   Raat, H ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

6 n propylthiouracil; bitter sensitivity; body composition; childhood; Mendelian randomization

Indexed keywords

6 N PROPYLTHIOURACIL; PROPYLTHIOURACIL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR; TASTE RECEPTORS, TYPE 2;

ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BITTER TASTE; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FAT MASS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENDELIAN RANDOMIZATION ANALYSIS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TAS2R38 GENE; TASTE ACUITY; AGEUSIA; BODY COMPOSITION; COMPLICATION; DIAGNOSTIC USE; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD PREFERENCE; GENETICS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHOTON ABSORPTIOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; TASTE;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; AGEUSIA; BODY COMPOSITION; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCES; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; MENDELIAN RANDOMIZATION ANALYSIS; PROPYLTHIOURACIL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECEPTORS, G-PROTEIN-COUPLED; TASTE;

EID: 84904048880     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2013.141     Document Type: Article

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