Potential mechanisms underlying the high palatability of fat can be assessed by reviewing
animal studies on fat detection and brain patterns during reward behavior. Fatty acids are …

The phenomenon of animals preferring high-fat foods has been accepted as natural
behavior. Animals are equipped with fat not only for energy storage, but also for regulation of …

The prevalence of obesity has provided astrong incentive to understand the motivation to
consume high-fat foods. Taste palatability of high-fat food is cited as the primary influence in …

An obesity epidemic is spreading rapidly across the world, especially in children. It
constitutes a major risk in serious diet-related chronic diseases, thus decreasing life …

Mounting evidence suggests that gustation is important for the orosensory detection of
dietary fats, and might contribute to preferences that humans, rodents, and possibly other …

Energy homeostasis plays a significant role in food consumption and body weight regulation
with fat intake being an area of particular interest due to its palatability and high energy …

In the current issue of Acta Physiologica, Yasumatsu et al. addressed whether oral
perception of dietary lipids constitutes a discrete basic taste modality [1]. The sense of taste …

Two views are being debated around fat-rich food and appetite regulation. One is that fat
intake has a weak satiety-signaling property, with the consequence being a passive …

We sense fat by its texture and smell, but it is still unknown whether we also taste fat despite
evidence of both candidate receptors and distinct fat taste sensations. One major reason fat …

The brain areas that represent taste including the primary taste cortex and the orbitofrontal
cortex also provide a representation of oral texture. Fat texture is represented by neurons …