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Taste Changes With Bariatric Surgery

NCT03548038 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 21

Last updated 2020-11-02

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

It is commonly believed that a link exists between BMI and taste perception. One group of researchers observed that women who are obese experience reduced taste sensitivity when compared to normal-weight controls. Others have compared taste sensitivity between lean and obese subjects and found no significant differences. The inconsistencies in these studies demonstrate how much variation in taste sensitivity is possible when different factors are applied in research. Throughout several studies, one element remains constant - bariatric surgery causes appetite aversions. These changes in appetite and food preference likely have a large influence on the overall magnitude of post-surgical weight loss. Although many studies have investigated the changes in taste preference after bariatric surgery, few, if any, have focused on changes in sweet taste perception.

Conditions

  • Taste, Altered

Interventions

OTHER

taste test

All subjects will complete a procedure to determine their taste sensitivity to sweet tastants.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Missouri-Columbia

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Elizabeth J Parks, PhD · University of Missouri-Columbia

Eligibility

Min Age
21 Years
Max Age
70 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-05-24
Primary Completion
2019-12-20
Completion
2020-05-04

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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