Sensing internal bodily signals, or interoception, is fundamental to maintain life. However,
interoception should not be viewed as an isolated domain, as it interacts with exteroception …

Health nudge interventions to steer people into healthier lifestyles are increasingly applied
by governments worldwide, and it is natural to look to such approaches to improve health by …

The brain–gut-axis is an interdependent system affecting neural functions and controlling
our eating behaviour. In recent decades, neuroimaging techniques have facilitated its …

Aims/hypothesis Liraglutide is a glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) analogue that has been
demonstrated to successfully treat diabetes and promote weight loss. The mechanisms by …

Metabolic adaptations occur with weight loss that result in increased hunger with discordant
simultaneous reductions in energy requirements—producing the so-called energy gap in …

The human digestive system is reviewed in the context of a process with four major unit
operations: oral processing to reduce particle size and produce a bolus; gastric processing …

Understanding how neurohormonal gut-brain signaling regulates appetite and satiety is vital
for the development of therapies for obesity and altered eating behavior. However, reported …

Sweet taste is associated with food reward and energy source in the form of carbohydrate.
Excessive sweet consumption is blamed for the prevalence of obesity. However, evidence …

Abstract Background and Purpose Numerous task‐based functional magnetic resonance
imaging (fMRI) studies have reported the locations of basic taste representations in the …

Both the stomach and small intestine play important roles in sensing the arrival of a meal,
and its physico-chemical characteristics, in the gastrointestinal lumen. The presence of a …