TAS1R3 and TAS2R38 Polymorphisms Affect Sweet Taste Perception: An Observational Study on Healthy and Obese Subjects.
Monia CecatiArianna VigniniFrancesca BorroniSofia PugnaloniSonila AliaJacopo SabbatinelliGiulia NicolaiMarina TausAndrea SantarelliMara FabriLaura MazzantiMonica EmanuelliPublished in: Nutrients (2022)
Our findings suggest that overall taste recognition depends on age and BMI. In the total population, the inter-individual ability to identify the sweet taste at different concentrations was related to the presence of at least one genetic variant for the bitter receptor gene but not to the BMI.