Effects of food form on appetite and energy intake in lean and obese young adults

Since morbidly obese people are said to be more sensitive to sensory cues than lean people, Proserpio et al. (2019) assessed the effect of exposure to ambient odor on sensory-related appetite and food intake among an obese female sample. The thirty obese participants attended 2 sessions, in one of which they were exposed to a […]

This 2016 study investigated the influence that the sensory characteristics and nutrient constituents of drinks have on its satiating effect. The 23 healthy volunteers were given one of four different beverages varying in both overt sensory qualities and covert energy content: thin, low sensory (LS) combined with low energy (LE); thicker, creamier, enhanced sensory (ES) […]