Young women's food preferences and taste responsiveness to 6- n-propylthiouracil (PROP)

• Published in: Physiology & behavior Vol. 68; no. 5; pp. 691 - 697
• Main Authors: Kaminski, Linda Clancy, Henderson, Susan Ahlstrom, Drewnowski, Adam
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.03.2000
• Subjects: 6- n-Propylthiouracil; 6-n-^APropylthiouracil; Adult; Body Mass Index; Body Weight; Coffee; Cruciferous vegetables; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Eating - physiology; Female; Food frequency questionnaire; Food preferences; Food Preferences - physiology; Humans; Propylthiouracil - pharmacology; Sensory evaluation; Stimulation, Chemical; Taste - drug effects; Taste - genetics; Taste - physiology; Taste Disorders - diagnosis; Taste Disorders - genetics; Taste Disorders - physiopathology; Vegetables; Food preferences; Cruciferous vegetables; Food frequency questionnaire; 6- n-Propylthiouracil; Sensory evaluation

This study examined links between taste responsiveness to 6- n-propylthiouracil (PROP), a heritable trait, and sensory responses to six common foods. Sixty-three young women subjects were divided into PROP tasters ( n = 25) and nontasters ( n = 25), based on their responses to PROP-impregnated filte...