Olfactory cues of restaurant wait staff modulate patrons’ dining experiences and behavior

Although attentional bias to food stimuli were seen in obese vs lean behavioral studies, Yokum et al. (2011) planned to employ functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to further investigate this observation, and determine whether this attentional bias to food stimuli predicts future weight gain. Thirty-five adolescent girls performed attention network tasks involving food and neutral […]

Looking particularly at subjective sensations as determinants of food choices can provide important insights into dietary behaviors, which is why Deurland et. al (2020) in this study explored subjective sensations, specifically those linked to appetite, desire, wellbeing and energy. The purpose was to quantify subjective temporal sensations, and examine the effects of these sensations on […]