January 2016

Marked differences of fat taste sensitivity between obese and lean subjects

Obesity is a risk factor for several diseases such as diabetes and cardiovascular complications. It is established that there is a difference of taste perception between lean and obese subjects. We used alternative forced-choice method to evaluate linoleic acid (LA) sensitivity in 58 West African subjects. LA sensitivity is inversely correlated with the body mass index and the waist circumference, and obesity biomarkers...

Author(s): Gado Dramane, Samuel Gnanka and Virgile Ahyi