Associations between adult perception of body weight, diet, preparing meals and dietary patterns

This 2017 study analyzed the effect of 3 food and 3 non-food odors (matched in intensity, pleasantness) on human cerebral activity since perception of food-associated odors, as opposed to non-food smells, are thought to activate dopaminergic brain areas. Thirty participants were exposed to odors derived from edible and non-edible substances while undergoing functional magnetic resonance […]

With the aim of better understanding the role of odors in overeating, Zoon (2017) found that smelling food odors increases appetite for foods similar in taste and energy density to that odor, and decreases the liking and desire for these congruent foods. This article also reveals that following high energy/sweet food consumption, early neural processing […]