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

While we know that the sensory properties of foods largely determine palatability, the aim of this 2012 study was to find out how these sensory properties can influence how much we eat. The 40 participants were female and classified on their sensory sensitivity (high/low) using scores on the Adult Sensory Profile (a measure of sensory […]

Ziaduddeen et al. (2012) claim that although hunger may be reduced by the sensory-specific satiety (SSS) phenomenon (which describes the decline in satisfaction gained of the food being eaten relative to another type of food that has not been consumed), certain foods such as desserts remain attractive and encourage energy intake. Since it is important […]