Fatty taste variability in obese subjects: The oral microbiota hypothesis

{Origin of the great interindividual variability of the fatty taste perception found in obese subjects is challenging. The fact that recent studies suggest relationships between taste perception and oral microbiota composition prompt us to explore the putative impact of such a connection in the context of obesity. To check this hypothesis, the orosensory perception thresholds of linoleic acid and the composition of oral microbiota surrounding the gustatory circumvallate papillae (CVPs) were analyzed in obese adult men (BMI > 30 kg/m(2)