Postmenopausal Estrogen Drop May Increase Taste for Fat, Drive Weight Gain

Article title: Sex differences in fat taste responsiveness are modulated by estradiol

Authors: Naima S. Dahir, Ashley N. Calder, Blake J. McKinley, Yan Liu, Timothy A. Gilbertson

From the authors: “Overall, our results validate that steroid hormones influence taste-guided behaviors in males and females. Particularly, estrogen can enhance fatty acid-taste behaviors in females and is an important component of the underlying process influencing sex differences in fat taste responses.”

This study is highlighted as one of March’s “best of the best” as part of the American Physiological Society’s APSselect program.