How palatable food disrupts appetite regulation

In contrast to the belief that high-caloric foods make us happy and alleviate negative moods, this 2017 study points out that consuming “healthy” foods such as fruits and vegetables may have beneficial effects on mental as well as physical health. Wahl et al. investigated people’s real life dietary behaviour across 8 days using a smartphone-based […]

It is hypothesized that how fat is perceived in terms of scent, flavor, and texture affects eating habits, food choices, dietary intake, and, ultimately, long-term health. In this study, Kindleysides et al. (2017) looked at relationships between eating habits, food consumption, body mass index (BMI), fatty acid taste, mouthfeel of fat, and olfaction. To measure […]