Chemical Taste Sensitivity, Food Preferences, and Feeding Behaviors in Children With Barth Syndrome

2015 ◽  
Vol 69 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 6911505121p1
Author(s):  
Stacey Reynolds ◽  
Consuelo M. Kreider ◽  
Roxanna M. Bendixen
Keyword(s):  
Food Preferences ◽  
Barth Syndrome ◽  
Taste Sensitivity ◽  
Feeding Behaviors

scholarly journals The Environmental and Bitter Taste Endophenotype Determinants of Picky Eating in Australian School-Aged Children 7–12 years—A Cross-Sectional Pilot Study Protocol

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (5) ◽  
pp. 1573
Author(s):  
Rati Jani ◽  
Rebecca Byrne ◽  
Penny Love ◽  
Cathy Agarwal ◽  
Fanke Peng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bitter Taste ◽  
Phase 1 ◽  
Food Preferences ◽  
Primary Caregivers ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Taste Sensitivity ◽  
Food Groups ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Picky Eating ◽  
Validated Questionnaire

Caregivers’ perceptions of children’s pickiness are relatively scarce in relation to the five core food groups and their importance in providing a nutritionally balanced diet. Furthermore, there is no validated questionnaire that examines child-reported food preferences in an age-appropriate manner, and the use of terms such as a “picky eater” can be attributed to environmental and genetic factors. Despite potential links between children’s food preferences and endophenotype bitter taste, associations between bitter taste sensitivity and picky eating is relatively unexplored. The proposed cross-sectional study aims to develop and validate a parent-reported core-food Picky Eating Questionnaire (PEQ) and child-reported Food Preference Questionnaire (C-FPQ) and simultaneously investigate environmental and phenotype determinants of picky eating. The study will be conducted in three stages: Phase 1, piloting PEQ and C-FPQ questionnaires (15–20 primary caregivers and their children aged 7–12 years); Phase 2 and 3, validating the revised questionnaires and evaluating the 6-n-propylthiouracil (PROP) bitter taste sensitivity to examine perception to bitter taste (369 primary caregivers and their children). Study findings will generate new validated tools (PEQ, C-FPQ) for use in evidence-based practice and research and explore picky eating as a behavioural issue via the potential genetic-phenotype basis of bitter taste sensitivity.

scholarly journals Taste Sensitivity and Taste Preference among Malay Children Aged 7 to 12 Years in Kuala Lumpur—A Pilot Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 245-256
Author(s):  
Ler Sheang Lim ◽  
Xian Hui Tang ◽  
Wai Yew Yang ◽  
Shu Hwa Ong ◽  
Nenad Naumovski ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Weight Status ◽  
Food Preferences ◽  
Taste Preference ◽  
Sweet Taste ◽  
Food Samples ◽  
Normal Weight ◽  
Taste Sensitivity ◽  
Kuala Lumpur ◽  
Control Study

The taste and food preferences in children can affect their food intake and body weight. Bitter and sweet taste sensitivities were identified as primary taste contributors to children’s preference for consuming various foods. This pilot study aimed to determine the taste sensitivity and preference for bitter and sweet tastes in a sample of Malaysian children. A case–control study was conducted among 15 pairs of Malay children aged 7 to 12 years. Seven solutions at different concentrations of 6-n-propylthiouracil and sucrose were prepared for testing bitterness and sweet sensitivity, respectively. The intensity of both bitter and sweet sensitivity was measured using a 100 mm Labelled Magnitude Scale (LMS), while the taste preference was rated using a 5-point Likert scale. The participants were better at identifying bitter than sweet taste (median score 6/7 vs. 4/7). No significant differences were detected for both tastes between normal-weight and overweight groups [bitter: 350 vs. 413, p = 0.273; sweet: 154 vs. 263, p = 0.068], as well as in Likert readings (bitter 9 vs. 8: p = 0.490; sweet 22 vs. 22: p = 0.677). In this sample of Malay children, the participants were more sensitive to bitterness than sweetness, yet presented similar taste sensitivity and preference irrespective of their weight status. Future studies using whole food samples are warranted to better characterize potential taste sensitivity and preference in children.

scholarly journals Taste Preferences and Taste Sensitivity: Associations with Food Preferences, Dietary Intake and Body Composition

2006 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna C Krueger ◽  
Galen D Eldridge ◽  
Malinda M Gehrke ◽  
Jennifer C Lovejoy ◽  
Samer Koutoubi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Composition ◽  
Dietary Intake ◽  
Food Preferences ◽  
Taste Sensitivity ◽  
Taste Preferences

Taste sensitivity and lifestyle are associated with food preferences and BMI in children

2020 ◽  
Vol 71 (7) ◽  
pp. 875-883 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lénia Rodrigues ◽  
Rosa Silverio ◽  
Ana Rodrigues Costa ◽  
Célia Antunes ◽  
Clarinda Pomar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Food Preferences ◽  
Taste Sensitivity

Taste sensitivity, food preferences, and physical activity pattern associated with nutritional status of adolescents

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. e12491 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marize Melo dos Santos ◽  
Camila Santos Marreiros ◽  
Ana Raquel Soares Oliveira ◽  
Suelem Torres Freitas ◽  
Kyria Jayanne Clímaco Cruz
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Activity Pattern ◽  
Food Preferences ◽  
Taste Sensitivity ◽  
Physical Activity Pattern

scholarly journals Basic taste sensitivity, eating behaviour, and propensity of dairy foods of preadolescent children: How are they related?

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 127
Author(s):  
Ervina Ervina ◽  
Ingunn Berget ◽  
Siv Borghild Skeie ◽  
Valérie L. Almli
Keyword(s):  
Monosodium Glutamate ◽  
Detection Threshold ◽  
Eating Behaviour ◽  
Food Preferences ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Normal Weight ◽  
Taste Sensitivity ◽  
Effective Strategies ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Eating Practices

Background: Taste sensitivity has been reported to influence children’s eating behaviour and contribute to their food preferences and intake. This study aimed to investigate the associations between taste sensitivity and eating behaviour in preadolescents. Methods: Children’s taste sensitivity was measured by detection threshold with five different concentration levels of sweetness (sucrose), sourness (citric acid), saltiness (sodium chloride), bitterness (caffeine, quinine), and umami (monosodium glutamate). In addition, the Child Eating Behaviour Questionnaire (CEBQ), the Food Propensity Questionnaire (FPQ), and the children’s body weight and height were completed by the parents. Children conducted the sensory evaluation test at schools while parents completed the questionnaires online. Results: A total of 69 child-parent dyads participated. Taste sensitivity was significantly associated with eating behaviour in food responsiveness, emotional overeating, and desire to drink. Children who were less sensitive to caffeine bitterness (higher detection threshold) had higher food responsiveness scores, while those who were less sensitive to sweetness and caffeine bitterness had higher emotional overeating scores. In addition, children who were less sensitive to sourness and bitterness of both caffeine and quinine demonstrated to have higher scores in desire to drink. There was no association between taste sensitivity and FPQ, but significant differences were observed across children’s body mass index (BMI) regarding their FPQ of dairy food items, indicating higher consumption of low-fat milk in the overweight/obese compared to the normal-weight subjects. There was no significant difference in taste sensitivity according to BMI. Children’s eating behaviour differed across BMI, demonstrating a positive association between BMI and food approach, and a negative association between BMI and food avoidance. Conclusions: This study contributes to the preliminary understanding of the relationships between taste sensitivity and eating behaviour in preadolescents which could be used to develop effective strategies to promote healthy eating practices in children by considering their taste sensitivity.

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