Encyclopedia of Nutritional Psychology

Self-regulation refers to the conscious and nonconscious processes by which people manage their thoughts, emotions, attention, behavior, and impulses (Petinelli, 2008).

The process by which we receive information from the environment (Wozniak, 2011),.

Internal or external events have a signaling significance to an organism and subsequently affect learning and behavior. Sensory signals (sometimes referred to as “cues”) can be internally generated (i.e., through…

The transformation of physiological sensory stimulus (sight, sound, smell, taste) into meaningful information that is informed by cognitive (i.e., memory/decision making), behavioral (i.e., habits), psychological (i.e., emotions/mood), psychosocial (environment), and…

Sensory-specific appetite refers to the appetite for food being cued through smell (Boesveldt, 2016).

SSDs can be described as a general desire for certain tastes (e.g., sweet, salty, or fatty foods) and an intrinsic motivation to eat a food that contains that characteristic (Olsen,…

A sensory hedonic phenomenon refers to the declining satisfaction generated by the consumption of a certain type of food and the consequent renewal in appetite resulting from exposure to a…

Serotonin is a neurotransmitter that contributes to the regulation of mood, appetite, and sleep. It is widely distributed in the central nervous system and the gastrointestinal tract. Serotonin is often…

SCFAs such as acetate, propionate, and butyrate are the most common microbial metabolites produced in the large intestine's digestion of complex carbohydrates (dietary fibers). SCFAs regulate gut health by promoting…

Signaling molecules carry information (messages) from one cell to adjacent cells within the body. Signaling molecules vary in size, shape, structure, and function. For instance, in the case of MGBA,…