The influence of dietary fiber on energy regulation remains controversial. This review
summarizes published studies on the effects of dietary fiber on hunger, satiety, energy …

Background Many studies have shown that changes in food textures are able to reduce food
intake via longer oral processing and slower eating rate, without a resultant decrease in food …

This present paper reviews the reliability and validity of visual analogue scales (VAS) in
terms of (1) their ability to predict feeding behaviour,(2) their sensitivity to experimental …

Objective: How much do the sensory properties of food influence the way people select their
food and how much they eat? The objective of this paper is to review results from studies …

Work over the past decade has supported the idea that discrete aspects of appetitive
motivation are differentially mediated by separate but interacting neurochemical systems …

Nonnutritive sweeteners (NNS) are ecologically novel chemosensory signaling compounds
that influence ingestive processes and behavior. Only about 15% of the US population …

While cooking has long been argued to improve the diet, the nature of the improvement has
not been well defined. As a result, the evolutionary significance of cooking has variously …

Summary 1 Introduction 2 Physiological mechanisms of satiation and satiety 2.1
Physiological mechanisms of satiation 2.1. 1 Gastric mechanisms of satiation 2.1. 2 Intestinal …

There is a long-standing interest in the role of endogenous opioid peptides in feeding
behavior and, in particular, in the modulation of food reward and palatability. Since drugs …

Consumption of takeaway and fast food continues to increase in Western societies and is
particularly widespread among adolescents. Since food is known to play an important role in …