Dietary sugar inhibits satiation by decreasing the central processing of sweet taste

Although the processes behind the control of homeostatic feeding (required for basic metabolic processes and survival) and hedonic feeding (related to sensory perception or pleasure) are often considered separately, Rossi & Stuber (2018) believe there is a link between the two. Data indicate that many neural circuits that govern feeding behavior also are involved in […]

While slow and prolonged food consumption is believed to make you feel more full, this 2018 review assessed the impact of oral processing characteristics (for example chewing and lubrication) on food intake and measures of appetite such as hunger and desire to eat. The systematic literature search on 6 different databases yielded 38 papers (detailing […]