Food textures affect perceptions of healthiness
The texture of certain foods may impact how healthy people believe they are. Foods that have less explicitly textured surfaces are perceived to be tastier, but not healthier. ... Read More...
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How hunger makes food tastier
Study identifies the neural circuits that cause hunger-induced increases in the preference for sweet foods and decreased sensitivity to aversive tastes.... Read More...
What You Eat Could Impact your Brain and Memory
Researches report higher levels of the satiety hormone CCK could decrease a person's risk of developing Alzheimer's disease.... Read More...
Fighting the Craving for Fattening Foods? Just Surround Yourself In Its Scent
According to researchers, the ambient scent of foods can help to reduce cravings and satisfy the appetite.... Read More...
The Brain Hungers for Dopamine
A new study reveals the role dopamine plays in controlling eating behaviors. Researchers found when people crave specific foods, the brain releases more dopamine when they finally consume the item. The study reports the gastrointestinal tract is in constant contact with the brain and uses reward stimuli to control our desire for food. ... Read More...
Your Brain Rewards You Twice Per Meal
Upon eating, dopamine is released in the brain at two different times, during ingestion and when the food reaches our stomach, researchers report.... Read More...
How Calorie Content Makes You Rethink Food Choices
A neuroimaging study reveals seeing images of food with calorie information alters the way the brain responds to the food, making the item seem less appealing.... Read More...
Gut Hormone Increases Response to Food
Researchers discover activity in brain regions involved in reward response from dopamine was higher in subjects injected with the hormone ghrelin, but only when responding to images associated with food smells. The study reports ghrelin controls the extent to which the brain associates reward with food odors.... Read More...
Researchers Find Brain Signal that May Help Us Navigate the Holiday Buffet
Researchers report they have discovered the region of the brain that registers excitement over a preferred food option. The study reports the findings could help develop new therapies and treatments to potentially combat obesity and encourage healthier eating.... Read More...
Pyramid Shaped Neurons Provide Algorithm for Us to Recognize and Categorize Food
Researchers report pyramidal neurons in the basolateral amygdala help us to recognize and categorize foods.... Read More...
How Children Want Their Food Served
According to a new study, children have different preferences for how their food is served, based on gender and age.... Read More...
How the Brain Reacts to Food May Be Linked to Overeating
A new study reports when certain brain areas react more strongly to food rewards than financial rewards, children are more likely to overeat, even if they are not hungry or overweight.... Read More...