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The Human Sweet Tooth

Overview of attention for article published in BMC Oral Health, July 2006
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  • In the top 25% of all research outputs scored by Altmetric
  • Among the highest-scoring outputs from this source (#48 of 1,795)
  • High Attention Score compared to outputs of the same age (97th percentile)
  • High Attention Score compared to outputs of the same age and source (80th percentile)

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Title
The Human Sweet Tooth
Published in
BMC Oral Health, July 2006
DOI 10.1186/1472-6831-6-s1-s17
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Authors

Danielle R Reed, Amanda H McDaniel

Abstract

Humans love the taste of sugar and the word "sweet" is used to describe not only this basic taste quality but also something that is desirable or pleasurable, e.g., la dolce vita. Although sugar or sweetened foods are generally among the most preferred choices, not everyone likes sugar, especially at high concentrations. The focus of my group's research is to understand why some people have a sweet tooth and others do not. We have used genetic and molecular techniques in humans, rats, mice, cats and primates to understand the origins of sweet taste perception. Our studies demonstrate that there are two sweet receptor genes (TAS1R2 and TAS1R3), and alleles of one of the two genes predict the avidity with which some mammals drink sweet solutions. We also find a relationship between sweet and bitter perception. Children who are genetically more sensitive to bitter compounds report that very sweet solutions are more pleasant and they prefer sweet carbonated beverages more than milk, relative to less bitter-sensitive peers. Overall, people differ in their ability to perceive the basic tastes, and particular constellations of genes and experience may drive some people, but not others, toward a caries-inducing sweet diet. Future studies will be designed to understand how a genetic preference for sweet food and drink might contribute to the development of dental caries.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Australia 1 <1%
Unknown 116 99%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 17 15%
Student > Bachelor 17 15%
Student > Master 16 14%
Researcher 12 10%
Other 7 6%
Other 18 15%
Unknown 30 26%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 15 13%
Psychology 14 12%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 14 12%
Nursing and Health Professions 7 6%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 5 4%
Other 23 20%
Unknown 39 33%
Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 27. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 27 May 2019.
All research outputs
#1,436,157
of 25,402,889 outputs
Outputs from BMC Oral Health
#48
of 1,795 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#2,516
of 90,366 outputs
Outputs of similar age from BMC Oral Health
#3
of 10 outputs
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