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Odour and taste sensitivity is associated with body weight and extent of misreporting of body weight

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International audience; Background: Sensory factors are important determinants of appetite and food choices but little is known about the relationship between body weight and sensory capabilities. Objective: To investigate the relationship between measured body weights, misreporting of body weight and sensory capabilities. Design: In a cross-sectional sensory study, body weight was assessed by measured and self-reported body weight in healthy men ( n = 130) and women ( n = 181). Sensory capabilities were assessed as odour detection and identification, and detection for salty, sweet, sour and bitter taste. Results: Odour detection, odour identification and taste perception scores were lower in subjects with a BMI >= 28 kg/m(2) than in subjects with a BMI = 65 years scores were higher in subjects with a BMI >= 28 kg/m(2) than in subjects with a BMI = 65 years). At any age, however, subjects who under reported their body weight show higher sensory capabilities.