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SUBMITTER: Ahart ZC
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6981059 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Ahart Zachary C ZC Martin Laura E LE Kemp Bailey R BR Dutta Banik Debarghya D Roberts Stefan G E SGE Torregrossa Ann-Marie AM Medler Kathryn F KF
Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) 20191231 2
<h4>Objective</h4>Previous studies have reported that individuals with obesity have reduced taste perception, but the relationship between obesity and taste is poorly understood. Earlier work has demonstrated that diet-induced obesity directly impairs taste. Currently, it is not clear whether these changes to taste are due to obesity or to the high-fat diet exposure. The goal of the current study was to determine whether diet or excess weight is responsible for the taste deficits induced by diet ...[more]