NCT03666182

Genetics and Fat Taste Sensitivity

The Relationship Between Genetics, Body Mass Index, Fat Intake, Fat Taste Sensitivity and Food Preference

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 96 (estimated)
• Sponsor: St Mary's University College · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

A cross-sectional quantitative study will be carried out; recruiting female, Caucasian participants aged 18-65 years. The relevance of candidate gene studies is disputed. Research has shown associations between genotype and total fat intake. However, food preference is often described as a result of exposure to food types during upbringing. Many single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) have been associated with fat taste sensitivity, the majority of research shows that with a reduced sensitivity comes a higher total fat consumption. This study aims to assess the relationship between rs1761667 genotype, body mass index, fat intake, fat taste sensitivity and fat taste preference.

Conditions

• Obesity
• Taste Sensitivity

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	No Intervention	No Intervention

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-09-01
• Primary completion: 2018-10-11
• Completion: 2018-11-01
• First posted: 2018-09-11
• Last updated: 2018-09-11

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United Kingdom