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Post-Intake Sensations (PIS)

Interoceptive physiological sensations arising from the post-ingestion and absorption phase of the preceding food intake that leads to positive sensations (i.e., energy stability, satiation,…

Psychological Mechanisms

Psychological mechanisms encompass the various processes and functions related to the mind and behavior. This broad term includes cognitive processes, emotional responses, motivations, perceptions,…

Perception

The organizing, interpreting, conceptualizing, and conscious experiencing of information coming in from our dietary-intake-related senses, which include sight, taste (texture and flavor), and sound.

Peptide YY

Peptide YY (PYY), also known as peptide tyrosine, is a gut-derived hormone released in response to changes in nutritional status. It aids appetite suppression…

Olfactory Perception

A process that starts in the nose with the stimulation of olfactory sensory neurons and terminates in higher cerebral centers which, when activated, make…

Nutritional Psychoneuroimmunology

Nutritional Psychoneuroimmunology is an interdisciplinary field that integrates the study of nutrition, psychology, neurology, and immunology to investigate how dietary factors and nutrients can…

Processed Food Hurts Your Immune System — And Your Kids’ Too

A study published in Nutrition Journal looked at the impact the Western diet and lifestyle has on people’s immune function. It found that…

A Greater Role in Nutritional Health

Can What We Eat Affect How We Feel?

Nutritional psychiatrists counsel patients on how better eating may be another tool in helping to ease depression and anxiety and may lead to better…

Could Junk Food Lead to Poor Eye Health as You Age?

Aim to fill your plate with fruit, dairy, poultry, fish, and vegetables—instead of processed and fried foods—research suggests…

Sometimes Frozen Vegetables Can Be Even Healthier than Fresh – Here’s Why

Frozen veggies line the freezers from top to bottom at the grocery store. But with many myths floating around today discrediting frozen…

Coronavirus: How to Keep Your Gut Microbiome Healthy to Fight COVID-19

Many countries have sealed their borders and put the population under voluntary or enforced lockdown. Cultural and sporting events…