Genetic Variation in Taste Sensitivity

John Prescott, James Cook University, Cairns, Queensland, Australia. Beverly J. Tepper, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, U.S.A.

Genetic Differences in Human Oral Perception Advanced Methods Reveal Basic Problems in Intensity Scaling. Progress in Human Bitter Phenylthiocarbamide Genetics. Assessment of Different Methods for 6-n-Propylthiouracil Status Classification. 6-n-Propylthiouracil Tasting and the Perception of Nontaste Oral Sensations. Relationship of 6-n-Propylthiouracil Status to Bitterness Sensitivity. A Current Perspective on Creaminess Perception and 6-n-Propylthiouracil Taster Status. Genetic Basis for 6-n-Propylthiouracil Taster and Supertaster Status Determined Across Cultures. 6-n-Propylthiouracil as a Genetic Taste Marker for Fat Intake, Obesity, and Chronic Disease Risk: Current Evidence and Future Promise. 6-n-Propylthiouracil Sensitivity, Food Choices, and Food Consumption. Genetic Variation in Taste: Potential Biomarker for Cardiovascular Disease Risk? 6-n-Propylthiouracil Taster Status: Dietary Modifier, Marker or Misleader? Index.