Different and unequal: A qualitative evaluation of salient factors influencing energy intake in adults with overweight and obesity

Since small changes to the surrounding environment can influence eating behaviors, this 2017 study was designed to test if audio transmission can affect snack intake depending on level of immersion. The 174 university students who signed up to this study were monitored while watching a movie. The participants listened through either headphones or over loud […]

While food consumption is governed by a complex neural system consisting of the hypothalamic centers and peripheral satiety system (gastrointestinal and pancreatic hormones), this 2016 review proposes several possible mechanisms in which highly palatable diets develop. It is important to discuss the alterations in dietary patterns seen over the last few decades that may have […]