Skip to Main Content
 

Global Search Box

 
 
 
 

Files

File List


wuhonors1338483266.pdf (119.7 KB)

ETD Abstract Container

Abstract Header

The Relationship Between Fungiform Papillae Density, PTC Supertasting, Food Preferences, and Eating Behaviors in College Students

Berger, Erin
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wuhonors1338483266

Abstract Details

2010, Bachelor of Science, Wittenberg University, Psychology.
Perceived taste sensitivity is important because it significantly influences food preferences, and it may help predict dietary habits and other eating behaviors that influence body weight. Because supertasters are more sensitive to bitter taste, they may have a reduced preference for bitter, but beneficial, phytonutrients that are common in fruits and vegetables. The present study examined taster status, BMI, food preferences and eating behaviors for 63 Wittenberg University students. Results from this study have shown that taster status, indicated by PTC intensity scores and fungiform papillae densities, explains heightened taste sensitivity and therefore influences food preferences. This relationship between taste anatomy and food choice provides important evidence that individuals may be biologically prone to liking and therefore consuming specific foods.
Josephine Wilson, PhD (Advisor)
Michael Anes, PhD (Committee Member)
Matthew Collier, PhD (Committee Member)
34 p.
Nutrition; Psychology
BMI; food preferences; eating behaviors; supertasters; taste sensitivity

Recommended Citations

Citations

  • Berger, E. (2010). The Relationship Between Fungiform Papillae Density, PTC Supertasting, Food Preferences, and Eating Behaviors in College Students [Undergraduate thesis, Wittenberg University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wuhonors1338483266

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Berger, Erin. The Relationship Between Fungiform Papillae Density, PTC Supertasting, Food Preferences, and Eating Behaviors in College Students. 2010. Wittenberg University, Undergraduate thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wuhonors1338483266.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Berger, Erin. "The Relationship Between Fungiform Papillae Density, PTC Supertasting, Food Preferences, and Eating Behaviors in College Students." Undergraduate thesis, Wittenberg University, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wuhonors1338483266

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

wuhonors1338483266
2,923
© 2010, all rights reserved.
This open access ETD is published by Wittenberg University Honors Theses and OhioLINK.