Figure 1

Mean values ± SEM of body mass index (BMI) of supertaster (N = 9), medium taster (N = 28) and non-taster (N = 23) participants with normal weight (NW) and supertaster (N = 12), medium taster (N = 25) and non-taster (N = 13) participants with obesity (OB). A two-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to compare BMIs across taster groups in participants with normal weight or with obesity (P = 0.013). The different letters indicate significant differences (P < 0.023; Newman-Keuls test). ST, supertaster participants; MT, medium-taster participants; and NT, non-taster participants.