The 21 st century rise in obesity coincides with the increased prevalence of palatable,
energy-dense foods and the ubiquitous cues signaling their availability. Food cue reactivity …

Mental imagery has been proposed to play a critical role in the amplification of cravings.
Here we tested whether olfactory imagery drives food cue reactivity strength to promote …

Objective Food odors serve as powerful stimuli signaling the food quality and energy density
and direct food‐specific appetite and consumption. This study explored obesity‐related …

It is well-known that food-cue reactivity (FCR) is positively associated with body mass index
(BMI) and weight change, but the mechanisms underlying these relationships are …

Smell perception plays a role in eating behavior and might be involved in the development
of obesity. In fact, olfactory function is impaired in obesity and might depend on metabolic …

The role of olfaction in eating behavior and body weight regulation is controversial. Here we
reanalyzed data from a previous functional magnetic resonance imaging study to test …

Obesity has reached epidemic proportions, motivating research into the underlying
mechanisms. Olfaction is a powerful mediator of food consumption, and obesity has been …

Pervasive cues for highly appealing foods are a likely salient contributor towards obesity in
an 'obesogenic'environment. One way to measure an individual's response towards these …

The modern obesogenic environment contains an abundance of food cues (eg, sight, smell
of food) as well cues that are associated with food through learning and memory processes …

Growing evidence suggests that internal factors influence how we perceive the world.
However, it remains unclear whether and how motivational states, such as hunger and …