Sugars and fats: The neurobiology of preference

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 133, Issue 3, 2003, Pages

  Levine, Allen S ^a,b   Kotz, Catherine M ^a,b   Gosnell, Blake A ^c,d  

^a VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c NEUROPSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences Southeast Campus   (United States)

Author keywords

Dopamine; Energy expenditure; Fat; Neuropeptides; Opiods; Sucrose; Sugar

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; DOPAMINE; ENTEROSTATIN; FAT; GALANIN; NEUROPEPTIDE; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; NEUROTRANSMITTER; OPIATE; SUGAR; UNCOUPLING PROTEIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; APPETITE; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN REGION; CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG ABUSE; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FAT INTAKE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD PREFERENCE; HUMAN; MACRONUTRIENT; METABOLISM; NEUROBIOLOGY; NEUROCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; PALATABILITY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; REWARD; SUGAR INTAKE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0037371536     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/133.3.831s     Document Type: Conference Paper

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