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Bitter, Sweet, Salty, Sour and Umami Taste Perception Decreases with Age: Sex-Specific Analysis, Modulation by Genetic Variants and Taste-Preference Associations in 18 to 80 Year-Old Subjects

José V SorlíJosé V. SorlíJose M. OrdovasEva M. AsensioEva M. AsensioCarolina Ortega-azorínCarolina Ortega-azorínOlga PortolésOlga PortolésDolores CorellaDolores CorellaJosé I. GonzálezJosé I. GonzálezRebeca Fernández-carriónRebeca Fernández-carriónOscar ColtellOscar ColtellCarmen SaizCarmen SaizRocío Barragán

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Male0301 basic medicineAgingTastegenetic structuresPhysiologyUmamiReceptors G-Protein-CoupledPreference (economics)POPULATIONmedia_commonAged 80 and overNutrition and DieteticsAge FactorsTaste PerceptionMiddle AgedSex specificINSIGHTSTAS2R38taste polymorphismsFemaleHEALTHSENSITIVITYlcsh:Nutrition. Foods and food supplypsychological phenomena and processesAdultAdolescentmedia_common.quotation_subjectDIET QUALITYlcsh:TX341-641BiologyUmami taste perceptionArticleFOOD PREFERENCESTAS2R38Food PreferencesYoung Adult03 medical and health sciencesSex Factorsstomatognathic systemPerceptionHumanssexEpithelial Sodium ChannelsPOLYMORPHISMSAgedPolymorphism Genetic030109 nutrition & dieteticsagingGenetic variantsADULTSLIFEtaste preferencestaste perceptionFood Science

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There is growing interest in relating taste perception to diet and healthy aging. However, there is still limited information on the influence of age, sex and genetics on taste acuity as well as on the relationship between taste perception and taste preferences. We have analysed the influence of age on the intensity rating of the five basic tastes: sweet, salty, bitter, sour and umami (separately and jointly in a &ldquo

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2018-10-18
10.3390/nu10101539