A review of the associations between single nucleotide polymorphisms in taste receptors, eating behaviors, and health

Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2018, Pages 194-207

  Chamoun, Elie ^a   Mutch, David M ^a   Allen Vercoe, Emma ^a   Buchholz, Andrea C ^a   Duncan, Alison M ^a   Spriet, Lawrence L ^a   Haines, Jess ^a   Ma, David W L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; bitter; fat; salt; single nucleotide polymorphisms; sour; sweet; taste receptor; umami

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKERS; CHROMOSOMES; GENES; NUCLEOTIDES; NUTRITION; OILS AND FATS; SALTS; VEGETABLES;

BITTER; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISMS; SOUR; SWEET; TASTE RECEPTORS; UMAMI;

DISEASES;

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CELL SURFACE RECEPTOR; NERVE PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD PREFERENCE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDY; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PHYSIOLOGY; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; TASTE; TASTE BUD;

ANIMALS; BIOMARKERS; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD PREFERENCES; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDIES; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE; TASTE; TASTE BUDS;

EID: 84995799664     PISSN: 10408398     EISSN: 15497852     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2016.1152229     Document Type: Review

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