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Association between Umami Taste Sensitivity and Body Mass Index For-Age among Adolescents Aged 10-16 Years Old in Jakarta = Hubungan antara Sensitivitas Rasa Umami dan Index Massa Tubuh Sesuai Umur pada Remaja Usia 10-16 Tahun di Jakarta .

The goal of this study was to determine Body Mass Index (BMI) and its associations among adolescents in Jakarta. Increasing BMI is related to food practice that may shaped people taste perception. Some studies have showed that there are any interplay associations between taste and body mass. Five basic tastes are acknowledged nowadays, in which umami taste is the latest found and controversial in Indonesia. Meanwhile, study related with umami in Indonesia is still far behind. To what extend could umami taste sensitivity mediate in dietary experience and body mass index were analyzed in this study. There are 43 Non-Overweight-Obese Group (NOOG) and 79 Overweight-Obese Group (OOG) students aged 10-16 years were involved in this quantitative cross sectional study. Body Mass Index (BMI) for age, Best Estimation Threshold (BET) test, Semi Quantitative Food Frequency Questionnaires (SQFFQ) and developed structures questionnaires were assessed and analyzed in this study. All data presented in categorical to be used in bivariate and regression model. Result of the study was found that age significantly associated with BMI (p