Oro-gustatory perception of dietary lipids, a factor of increase of obesity in adults in Morocco: from sensation to genetic polymorphism

The alteration of oro-gustatory detection of fatty acids (oleic acid), genetic polymorphism increase the risk of obesity in adult Moroccan subjects

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR201803003172179

Enrollment

150

Registered

2018-03-07

Start date

2015-10-05

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

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Conditions

Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine Obesity

Interventions

oro-gustatory detection of oleic acid

blood sampling

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: ¿ Adult subjects (age¿18years); ¿ Consenting; ¿ Two sex: male and female; ¿ BMI: body mass index (superior than 30 kg/m2 for the obese group and between 19 and 24.9 kg/m2 for the lean one); ¿ Preferably, non-smokers and not suffering from chronic pathologies;

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: ¿ Subjects suffering from chronic illnesses (diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular diseases¿); ¿ Smokers; ¿ Pregnant, lactating and/or menopausal women; ¿ Patients undergoing treatment (known to affect taste); ¿ Subjects from the same family; ¿ Mentally/physically handicapped people; ¿ Subjects refusing to participate.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Oleic acid detection threshold	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
absence or oresence of genotyping (CD36/GPR120)	—

Countries

Morocco

Contacts

Public ContactHassan Agenaou

PhD. Joint Res Unit Nutrition Food. Faculty of science-Ibn Tofaïl Univ

agenaou2014@gmail.com+212663756730

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 9, 2026