Obese individuals have higher preference and sensitivity to odor of chocolate

Chemical Senses

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 279-284

  Stafford, Lorenzo D ^a   Whittle, Ashleigh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

BMI; Obesity; Odor; Olfaction; Sensitivity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BITTER TASTE; BODY MASS; CACAO; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; OLFACTORY DISCRIMINATION; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALTINESS; SOUR TASTE; SWEETNESS; TASTE PREFERENCE; ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS; FOOD PREFERENCE; ODOR; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; TASTE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; CACAO; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCES; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; ODORS; SMELL; TASTE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84929417635     PISSN: 0379864X     EISSN: 14643553     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/chemse/bjv007     Document Type: Article

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