口中发苦：6-正丙基硫氧嘧啶味觉状态和性别在食物厌恶敏感性中的作用。

A bitter taste in the mouth: The role of 6-n-propylthiouracil taster status and sex in food disgust sensitivity.

机构信息

ETH Zurich, Department of Health Science and Technology (D-HEST), Consumer Behaviour, Switzerland.

出版信息

Physiol Behav. 2019 May 15;204:219-223. doi: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2019.02.036. Epub 2019 Mar 2.

DOI:10.1016/j.physbeh.2019.02.036

Abstract

We investigated the relationship between perceived bitterness, food disgust sensitivity, and sex. Participants completed the 8-item Food Disgust Scale and a 6-n-propylthiouracil (PROP) taster test and were categorised as PROP non-tasters, medium-tasters, or supertasters. An analysis of variance of between-subject factors sex and PROP taster status was conducted with disgust sensitivity as the dependent variable. We found a significant interaction of sex and PROP taster status on disgust sensitivity and an association between disgust sensitivity and PROP taster status in males but not in females. Our study provided new evidence on sex differences in food disgust and PROP taste sensitivity.

摘要

我们研究了感知苦味、食物厌恶敏感度与性别的关系。参与者完成了 8 项食物厌恶量表和 6-正丙基硫氧嘧啶（PROP）味觉测试，并被归类为 PROP 非味觉者、中味觉者或超级味觉者。以厌恶敏感度为因变量，对被试者因素性别和 PROP 味觉者状态进行了方差分析。我们发现厌恶敏感度在性别和 PROP 味觉者状态之间存在显著的交互作用，并且在男性中，厌恶敏感度与 PROP 味觉者状态之间存在关联，但在女性中则没有。我们的研究为食物厌恶和 PROP 味觉敏感度的性别差异提供了新的证据。