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A Comparative Study of the Taste Choice of Adolescents in Terms of Gender and BMI

Cinsiyet ve BKİ Bakımından Adölesanların Lezzet Seçiminin Karşılaştırmalı Bir Çalışması

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It was found that when the BMI of adolescents increases, their taste scores decrease significantly (p<0.05).

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Objective & Hypothesis:AIM: The aim of the study was to investigate the attitudes and choices of taste of adolescents, the conditions that affect these choices, and its variations with respect to BMI and gender.
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Key Findings & Data:METHODS: 385 adolescents between the ages of 11 and 14, in Ankara, Turkey, participated in the research.
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Conclusion & Impact:It was found that when the BMI of adolescents increases, their taste scores decrease significantly (p<0.05).
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AIM: The aim of the study was to investigate the attitudes and choices of taste of adolescents, the conditions that affect these choices, and its variations with respect to BMI and gender. METHODS: 385 adolescents between the ages of 11 and 14, in Ankara, Turkey, participated in the research. In order to determine taste choices and attitudes towards taste, a Likert-type questionnaire was applied. Independent Samples t-test and correlational analysis were conducted. RESULTS: Boys preferred sweet and bitter tastes more than girls, but girls preferred salty tastes more than boys (p<0.05). It was found that when the BMI of adolescents increases, their taste scores decrease significantly (p<0.05). As the BMI increases, the sum preferences of sweet, sour, umami and salty taste scores decrease. There is a positive relation between sour and bitter and umami and bitter with umami (p< 0.01 CONCLUSION: ). It is fair to argue that as BMI increases tendencies towards tastes decrease and that boys preferred sweet and bitter tastes more than girls did whereas girls preferred salty tastes more than boys.The fact that the tendencies towards tastes decrease with increasing BMI, and that taste preferences vary with respect to gender may imply that physiological requirements drive taste preferences.

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AMAÇ: Bu çalışmanın amacı adölesanların lezzet seçimlerini ve tutumlarını, seçimlerini etkileyen koşulları ve beden kitle indeksi (BKİ) ve cinsiyete göre değişimlerini araştırmaktır. YÖNTEM: Çalışmaya Ankara’da 11-14 yaşları arasında 385 adölesan katılmıştır. Lezzet seçeneklerini v tutumlarını belirlemek için Likert tipi soru formu kullanılmıştır. BULGULAR: Erkekler kızlara göre tatlı ve acı lezzetleri daha fazla tercih ederken kızlar tuzlu lezzetleri daha fazla tercih etmiştir (p<0.05). Adölesanlarda BKİ arttıkça lezzet skoru anlamlı derecede düşmüştür (p<0.05). BKİ artarken tatlı, ekşi, umami ve tuzlu lezzet skorları artmıştır. Ekşi ile acı ve umami ile acı arasında pozitif ilişki vardır (p< 0.01). SONUÇ: BKİ artarken lezzet eğilimlerinin azalması ve erkekler acı ve tatlıyı daha fazla tercih ederken kızların tuzlu lezzeti daha fazla tercih etmesi tartışmaya değer. BKİ artarken lezzet eğilimlerinin azalması ve lezzet tercihlerinin cinsiyete göre değişmesi fizyolojik gereksinimlerin lezzet tercihlerini belirlediğini akla gerimektedir.

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KÜÇÜKKÖMÜRLER, S. (2014). A Comparative Study of the Taste Choice of Adolescents in Terms of Gender and BMI. TSK Koruyucu Hekimlik Bülteni, Cilt: 13 - Sayı: 6, 451–458. https://ajindex.com/articles/127579

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