Eating for pleasure or just wanting to eat? Reconsidering sensory hedonic responses as a driver of obesity

Appetite

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 10-17

  Mela, David J ^a  

^a UNILEVER RESEARCH VLAARDINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Evolution; Food intake; Hedonic response; Obesity; Pleasure

Indexed keywords

APPETITE; BEHAVIOR; CALORIC INTAKE; EATING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; MOTIVATION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; OBESITY; PALATABILITY; REVIEW; SENSORY STIMULATION; TASTE; TASTE PREFERENCE;

EATING; ENERGY INTAKE; ENERGY METABOLISM; HUMANS; HUNGER; NUTRITIVE VALUE; OBESITY; SATIATION; TASTE;

EID: 33745871197     PISSN: 01956663     EISSN: 10958304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2006.02.006     Document Type: Review

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