Taking the bitter with the sweet: relationship of supertasting and sweet preference with metabolic syndrome and dietary intake.

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Results examining the effects of tasting profile on dietary intake and health outcomes have varied. This study examined the interaction of sweet liker (SL) and supertaster (ST) (bitter taste test through phenylthiocarbamide [PTC]) status with incidence of metabolic syndrome. Participants (n = 196) as part of baseline testing in a behavioral weight loss study completed measures assessing SL and ST status, metabolic syndrome, and dietary intake. SLs were more likely to be African American. More women than men were STs. There was a significant interaction between ST and SL status as associated with metabolic syndrome, after adjustment for demographic characteristics. This interaction was also significantly associated with fiber and caloric beverage intake. Post hoc analyses

SUBMITTER: Turner-McGrievy G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4077474 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature