Determinants of Sweetness Preference : A Scoping Review of Human Studies

Factors associated with sweetness preference are multi-faceted and incredibly complex. A scoping review was undertaken to identify determinants of sweetness preference in humans. Using an online search tool, ProQuest ™, a total of 99 publications were identified and subsequently grouped into the following categories of determinants: Age, dietary factors, reproductive hormonal factors, body weight status, heritable, weight loss, sound, personality, ethnicity and lifestyle, previous exposure, disease, and 'other' determinants. Methodologies amongst studies were heterogenous in nature (e.g., there was variability across studies in the sweetness concentrations tested, the number of different sweetness concentrations used to assess sweetness preference, and the methods utilized to measure sweetness preference), rendering interpretation of overall findings challenging; however, for certain determinants, the evidence appeared to support predictive capacity of greater sweetness preference, such as age during certain life-stages (i.e., young and old), being in a hungry versus satiated state, and heritable factors (e.g., similar sweetness preferences amongst family members). Recommendations for the design of future studies on sweetness preference determinants are provided herein, including an "investigator checklist" of criteria to consider.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:12

Enthalten in:

Nutrients - 12(2020), 3 vom: 08. März

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Venditti, Carolina [VerfasserIn]
Musa-Veloso, Kathy [VerfasserIn]
Lee, Han Youl [VerfasserIn]
Poon, Theresa [VerfasserIn]
Mak, Alastair [VerfasserIn]
Darch, Maryse [VerfasserIn]
Juana, Justine [VerfasserIn]
Fronda, Dylan [VerfasserIn]
Noori, Daniel [VerfasserIn]
Pateman, Erika [VerfasserIn]
Jack, Maia [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Dietary Sugars
Journal Article
Liking
Preference
Review
Sweet
Sweetening Agents
Sweetness

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Date Completed 14.12.2020

Date Revised 14.12.2020

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/nu12030718

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM307692663