Variation in the TAS1R2 Gene, Sweet Taste Perception and Intake of Sugars

Journal of Nutrigenetics and Nutrigenomics

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 81-90

  Dias, Andre G ^a   Eny, Karen M ^a   Cockburn, Moira ^b   Chiu, Winnie ^b   Nielsen, Daiva E ^a   Duizer, Lisa ^c   El Sohemy, Ahmed ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b GEORGE BROWN COLLEGE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Genotype; Sweet taste; TAS1R2; Threshold taste

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR; TASTE RECEPTORS, TYPE 1;

ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD FREQUENCY QUESTIONNAIRE; GENE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY ANALYSIS; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SUGAR INTAKE; SWEETNESS; TAS1R2 GENE; TASTE; TASTE ACUITY; GENETIC VARIATION; GENETICS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; CARBOHYDRATES; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIATION; HUMANS; MALE; RECEPTORS, G-PROTEIN-COUPLED; TASTE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84939481971     PISSN: 16616499     EISSN: 16616758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000430886     Document Type: Article

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