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Food acceptance and anthropometry in relation to 6-n-propylthiouracil sensitivity in Japanese college women

Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2017-01, Vol.26 (5), p.856-860 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

Copyright HEC Press Aug 2017 ;ISSN: 0964-7058 ;EISSN: 1440-6047 ;DOI: 10.6133/apjcn.092016.03 ;PMID: 28802295

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  • Title:
    Food acceptance and anthropometry in relation to 6-n-propylthiouracil sensitivity in Japanese college women
  • Author: Nagai, Ayako ; Kubota, Masaru ; Morinaga, Kanako ; Higashiyama, Yukie
  • Subjects: Adolescent ; Adult ; Asian Americans ; Asian Continental Ancestry Group ; Asian students ; Body Height ; Body mass index ; Body Weight - physiology ; Feeding Behavior ; Female ; Females ; Food ; Genotype & phenotype ; Health care ; Humans ; Preferences ; Students ; Studies ; Taste - physiology ; Universities ; Uracil - analogs & derivatives ; Women ; Young Adult
  • Is Part Of: Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2017-01, Vol.26 (5), p.856-860
  • Description: Background and Objectives: Differences in anthropometry and food acceptance among tasters and non-tasters of 6-n-propylthiouracil has been well studied in Western countries. However, reports on this issue from Asian countries are still limited. Methods and Study Design: Healthy Japanese students attending Nara Women's University (n=153) were recruited and classified into 3 groups based on taste sensitivity to a 0.32 mM 6-npropylthiouracil solution as scored on a labeled magnitude scale. Accordingly, the study population consisted of 34 non-tasters, 78 medium-tasters, and 41 super-tasters. Self-reported food intake was assessed using a food frequency questionnaire. Self-reported food preferences were established using a food checklist listing 63 food items. Results: Although subjects in the 6-n-propylthiouracil non-taster group showed a significantly higher body height and weight than subjects in the taster groups, body mass index was comparable among three groups. Intakes of calories, 3 macronutrients, β-carotene and vitamin C did not differ significantly between groups, but the intake of green and yellow vegetables was significantly lower in the taster groups. Among the 5 factors defined by a factor analysis performed with 277 age- and BMI-matched Japanese female students, the taster groups showed a significantly reduced preference for green and cruciferous vegetables alone. Conclusions: To the best of our knowledge, this is the first comprehensive report investigating associations between anthropometry, food intake, and food preference in relation to 6-n-propylthiouracil sensitivity in Asian countries. The effect of this tendency towards an aversion to vegetables including cruciferous ones among females on living a healthy life remains to be investigated.
  • Publisher: Australia: HEC Press
  • Language: English
  • Identifier: ISSN: 0964-7058
    EISSN: 1440-6047
    DOI: 10.6133/apjcn.092016.03
    PMID: 28802295
  • Source: AUTh Library subscriptions: ProQuest Central
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