Glucose metabolism responds to perceived sugar intake more than actual sugar intake

This 2022 article exposes how the placement of food items on menus can have an influential role on people’s food choices. There were two studies conducted to determine which conditions affect the participants’ food decisions. Healthy items were placed on the top, middle, and bottom sections of the snack menu. The first study used a […]

Low et al. (2014) explain that taste may play an important role in influencing food acceptance and/or energy intake since a person’s ability to detect or sense sweetness in the oral cavity is thought to be one of many factors involved in determining food acceptance. In addition, evidence is emerging suggesting that the signaling mechanisms […]