Taste Preferences for Nutritive and Non Nutritive Sweeteners Among Children and Adults

Taste Preferences for Nutritive and Non Nutritive Sweeteners Among Children and Adults

The goal of the study is to determine whether there are age-, diet- and genetically-related differences in the perception of sweeteners, both nutritive and non-nutritive.

This is an observational 3-day study of children between the ages of 7 and 14 and their mothers. A variety of psychophysical methods determined liking for each of the sweeteners and saliva samples were obtained for genotyping of taste receptor genes. Anthropometric and dietary intake measures were also collected.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Healthy

Exclusion Criteria:

• Allergies and taking medication that affected taste