The importance of taste and palatability in carbohydrate-induced overeating in rats

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 270, Issue 6 39-6, 1996, Pages

  Sclafani, Anthony ^a   Lucas, François ^a   Ackroff, Karen ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

bitter taste; conditioned flavor preferences; dietary obesity; intragastric infusions; Polycose; sweet taste

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE POLYMER; POLYSACCHARIDE; SACCHARIN; SUGAR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE; CATHETER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; FEMALE; FLAVOR; FLUID INTAKE; INFUSION; NONHUMAN; OVERNUTRITION; PALATABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SWEETNESS; TASTE; TASTE PREFERENCE; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0029803286     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.1996.270.6.r1197     Document Type: Article

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