Taste Preferences for Nutritive and Non Nutritive Sweeteners Among Children and Adults (TNNS)

Monell Chemical Senses Center

Status: Completed

Conditions: Development

Treatments: Other: sweeteners

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02646956

NIH DC011287

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Full description

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.

Enrollment: 82 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 7 to 60 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Healthy

Exclusion criteria

• Allergies and taking medication that affected taste

Trial design

82 participants in 2 patient groups

Age Group-Children

Description:

Children between ages of 7 and 14

Treatment:

Other: sweeteners

Age Group-Adults

Description:

Healthy adults who are the parent of the children

Treatment:

Other: sweeteners