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Impact of the Gut-Brain Hormonal Axis and Enteric Peptides in the Development of Food Neophobia in Children with Genetically Determined Hypersensitivity to the Bitter Taste.
- Source :
- Gastrointestinal Disorders; Dec2022, Vol. 4 Issue 4, p237-248, 12p
- Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- The aim of this prospective study was to determine the role of the gut-brain hormonal axis and the effect of the enteric peptides, as well as the role of genetically determined sensitivity to the bitter taste, on the development of child food neophobia (CFN). Methods: 114 children were enrolled in the study: 43 in food neophobia group (FNG), 21 In the control group (CG) and 50 in prospective group (PG). All patients were assessed with the child food neophobia scale (CFNS), underwent an oral 6-propylthiouracil (6-PROP) test, buccal swab for bitter-taste genotyping, anthropometric measurements, and were tested for serum levels of leptin, adiponectin, insulin-like growth factor-1(IGF-1), ghrelin, and neuropeptide Y (NPY), and complete blood count (CBC); measurements were taken from a blood sample after 4 h fasting. Results: Subjects from FNG were more often hypersensitive to bitter taste (6-PROP) than CG (p = 0.001). There was no correlation between the result of genetic analysis and CFNS (p = 0.197), nor the body mass index (BMI) at the age of 18–36 months (p = 0.946) found. Correlation between 6-PRO perception and genotype have not been confirmed (p = 0.064). The score of CFNS was positively related to the serum level of NPY (p = 0.03). BMI percentile was negatively related to serum level of NPY (p = 0.03), but positively related to leptin serum level (p = 0.027). Conclusions: Bitter taste sensitivity to 6-PROP plays an important role in the development of the CFN, but correlation between 6-PROP perception and genotype have not been confirmed. Children with food neophobia due to elevated serum NPY level should be constantly monitored in order to control the nutritional status at a later age. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- DIAGNOSIS of eating disorders
HORMONE metabolism
BRAIN
GASTROINTESTINAL system
SOMATOMEDIN
FASTING
STATISTICS
KRUSKAL-Wallis Test
HORMONE antagonists
THYROID hormones
CONFIDENCE intervals
FOOD intolerance
ANTHROPOMETRY
LEPTIN
NEUROPEPTIDES
BLOOD collection
FISHER exact test
GENETIC testing
MANN Whitney U Test
RISK assessment
GHRELIN
COMPARATIVE studies
SEVERITY of illness index
PEARSON correlation (Statistics)
T-test (Statistics)
CRONBACH'S alpha
ADIPONECTIN
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
GENOTYPES
DISEASE prevalence
CHI-squared test
RESEARCH funding
TASTE
BLOOD cell count
BODY mass index
ODDS ratio
BLOOD testing
DATA analysis software
DATA analysis
INTESTINES
PEPTIDES
EATING disorders
NUTRITIONAL status
LONGITUDINAL method
PHENOTYPES
DISEASE complications
CHILDREN
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 26245647
- Volume :
- 4
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Gastrointestinal Disorders
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 160976465
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3390/gidisord4040023