Effects of weight change on taste function; a systematic review

Nutrition Journal

Table 4 Outcomes of interventional studies

Author (year)	BMI Bassline (kg/m2) or z score	Weight change	Duration	Taste threshold					Taste sensitivity				Preference
Author (year)	BMI Bassline (kg/m2) or z score	Weight change	Duration	Sweet	Salt	Sour	Bitter	Fat	Sweet	Salt	Sour	Bitter	Sweet	Fat
Nishihara (2019) [17]	29.8 ± 0.5	–10.7 kg	30 weeks	↔	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	↓	-
Newman (2016) [13]
Low fat diet Low calorie diet	32.3 ± 0.7	-2.5 ± 0.4 kg	6 weeks	↔	↔	-	-	↓	-	-	-	-	-	↔
Low fat diet Low calorie diet	32.3 ± 0.7	-2.2 ± 0.4 kg	6 weeks	↔	↔	-	-	↓	-	-	-	-	-	↔
Burgess (2016) [19]
(Low fat/ low carbohydrate diet)	34.4	-7.0 ± 0.8 kg	3 months	↔	-	-	-	↔	-	-	-	-	↔	↓
(Low fat/ low carbohydrate diet)	34.4	-9.1 ± 0.9 kg	6 months	↔	-	-	-	↔	-	-	-	-	↓	↓
Sauer (2016) [30]	2.51 ± 0.6 (Z-score)	-4.3 ± 2.5 kg	26.4 ± 8.2 days	-	-	-	-	-	↓	↔	↑	↔	-	-
Bertoli (2014) [35]	27.9 ± 1.6 overweight 34.8 ± 4.6 obese	-2.5 ± 1.7% < 5% weight loss	3 months	↔	↔	↔	↔		-	-	-	-	-	-
Bertoli (2014) [35]	27.9 ± 1.6 overweight 34.8 ± 4.6 obese	-7.8 ± 2.5% ≥ 5% weight loss	3 months	↔	↔	↔	↔		-	-	-	-	-	-
Umabiki (2010) [20]	26.1 ± 1.7	-3.6 ± 2.0 kg	12 weeks	↓	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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