The conscious perception of the hedonic sensory properties of caloric foods is commonly
believed to guide our dietary choices. Current and traditional models implicate the …

Omnivores, including rodents and humans, compose their diets from a wide variety of
potential foods. Beyond the guidance of a few basic orosensory biases such as attraction to …

Food intake is tightly regulated by complex and coordinated gut-brain interactions. Nutrients
rapidly modulate activity in key populations of hypothalamic neurons that regulate food …

Given the crucial role of the gastrointestinal tract and associated organs in handling nutrient
assimilation and metabolism, it has long been known that its communication with the brain is …

When it comes to food, one tempting substance is sugar. Although sweetness is detected by
the tongue, the desire to consume sugar arises from the gut. Even when sweet taste is …

The gut microbiota has the capacity to affect host appetite via intestinal satiety pathways, as
well as complex feeding behaviors. In this Review, we highlight recent evidence that the gut …

The food environment has changed rapidly and dramatically in the last 50 years. While
industrial food processing has increased the safety and stability of the food supply, a rapid …

Throughout the animal kingdom sucrose is one of the most palatable and preferred tastants.
From an evolutionary perspective, this is not surprising as it is a primary source of energy …

Sweetness is the preferred taste of humans and many animals, likely because sugars are a
primary source of energy. In many mammals, sweet compounds are sensed in the tongue by …

Postingestive nutrient sensing can induce food preferences. However, much less is known
about the ability of postingestive signals to modulate food-seeking behaviors. Here we …