Investigating the Relationships between Taste Preferences and Beverage Intake in Preadolescents

Sugar-sweetened beverages are known promotors of adverse health outcomes. This study aimed to find a relation between taste perception, preferences for beverages, anthropometric parameters, and frequency of beverage consumption. Taste perception of sweetness was tested using an adopted sensitivity test with sucrose and different concentrations of sugar-sweetened apple juice. Furthermore, bitter-compound 6-n-propylthiouracil (PROP) and salty perception were tested and accompanied by a questionnaire on beverage intake. We did not find a clear relationship between taste perception, anthropometrics, and beverage intake. Nevertheless, in males, the bitter intensity perception of PROP was positively correlated with the BMI percentiles (CDC, r = 0.306, p ≤ 0.043) and the waist circumference (r = 0.326, p = 0.031). Furthermore, the liking of sweet taste (p < 0.05) and sweet intensity rating (p < 0.05) of apple juice increased with intensity, and adolescents with overweight or obesity had a higher intake of free sugars from beverages (p < 0.001). The role of taste perception on anthropometric measures and beverage intake remains unclear and requires further investigation.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:12

Enthalten in:

Foods (Basel, Switzerland) - 12(2023), 8 vom: 14. Apr.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Winzer, Eva [VerfasserIn]
Wallner, Marlies [VerfasserIn]
Aufschnaiter, Anna Lena [VerfasserIn]
Grach, Daniela [VerfasserIn]
Lampl, Christina [VerfasserIn]
Schätzer, Manuel [VerfasserIn]
Holstein, Barbara [VerfasserIn]
Wakolbinger, Maria [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Adolescents
Anthropometry
Beverage intake
Journal Article
PROP
Sweet intensity rating
Sweet liking
Taste perception

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Date Revised 30.04.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/foods12081641

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM356110125