Genetically controlled food preference: biochemical mechanisms.

Genetically controlled food preference: biochemical mechanisms.

Food choice is known to be correlated with genotype in the crustacean Gammarus palustris. Given a choice of Enteromorpha intestinalis (E) over Ulva lactuca (U), individuals homozygous for the Amy II.52 allele have a greater preference for E than do Amy II.55 homozygotes. To account for this correlation, we hypothesized that the proportions of saccharides released by the enzymatic action of Amy ...

Genetically Modified Food: Yes or No?

Implicit Food Preference -1 - Running Heading: Implicit Food Preference

One of the issues concerning the application of implicit measures like the IAT is whether they can be successfully applied to consumer choices. Four studies (N=399) tested the predictive and incremental validity of an IAT towards fruits versus snacks on the spontaneous choice of a fruit or a snack at the end of the experimental session. Specifically, additive and interactive patterns to predict...

Genetically Modified Food

Genetically modified foods are a controversial subject in today’s society. They benefit the human race in many ways but they also pose many risks to the health of humans and the good of the environment. It is crucial that we study the effects of transgenic crops on people and their surroundings before is it continued to be integrated into the world. There is currently not enough proof to ensure...

Sweetness and Food Preference

Human desire for sweet taste spans all ages, races, and cultures. Throughout evolution, sweetness has had a role in human nutrition, helping to orient feeding behavior toward foods providing both energy and essential nutrients. Infants and young children in particular basemany of their food choices on familiarity and sweet taste. The low cost and ready availability of energycontaining sweetener...