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Representative Publications
· Tepper BJ, Seldner AC. Sweet taste and dietary intake in normal pregnancy and pregnancy complicated by Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM). American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 1999; 70:277-284.
· Tepper BJ, Christensen CM, Cao J. Development of brief methods to characterize individuals by PROP taster status. Physiology & Behavior, 2002; 73:571-577.
· Keller KL, Steinmann L, Nurse RJ, Tepper BJ. Genetic taste sensitivity to 6-n-propylthiouracil influences food preference and reported intake in preschool children. Appetite, 2002; 38:3-12.
· Zhao L, Kirkmeyer SV, Tepper BJ. A paper test for assessing genetic taste sensitivity to 6-n-propylthiouracil. Physiology & Behavior, 2003; 78:625-633.
· Tepper BJ, Keller KL, Ullrich NV. Genetic taste markers and preferences for bitter and pungent foods. In: Taste research – chemical and physiological aspects. American Chemical Society Symposium Series 867, Hofmann, T, Pickenhagen W, Ho C-T (eds.) 60-74, 2003.
· Kirkmeyer SV, Tepper BJ. Understanding creaminess perception in dairy products using free-choice profiling and genetic responsivity to 6-n-propylthiouracil (PROP). Chemical Senses, 2003; 28:527-536.
· Ullrich NV, Touger-Decker R. O’Sullivan Maillot J, Tepper BJ. PROP taster status and self-perceived food adventurousness influence food preferences. Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 2004; 104:543-549.
· Keller KL, Tepper BJ. Inherited taste sensitivity to 6-n-propylthiouracil and diet and body weight in children. Obesity Research, 2004; 12:904-912.
· Tepper BJ. Genetic sensitivity to 6-n-propylthiouracil as a marker for fat intake, obesity and chronic disease risk: current evidence and future promise. In: Genetic Variation in Taste Sensitivity. Prescott J, Tepper BJ (eds.). New York: Marcel Dekker, 155-178, 2004.
· Kirkmeyer SV, Tepper BJ. Consumer reactions to creaminess in dairy products and genetic taste sensitivity to 6-n-propylthiouracil: A multidimensional study. Food Quality & Preference, 2005; 16:545-556.
· Goldstein GL, Daun H, Tepper BJ. Adiposity in middle-aged women associates with genetic taste blindness to 6-n-Propylthiouracil. Obesity Research, 2005, 13; 1017-1023.