Several sensory cues affect food intake including appearance, taste, odor, texture,
temperature, and flavor. Although taste is an important factor regulating food intake, in most …

This review presents a novel conceptualization of addiction, integrating the concepts of
interoception (ie, the CNS representation of visceral feelings) and alliesthesia (ie, that …

Behavioral studies have suggested that exaggerated reactivity to food cues, especially those
associated with high-calorie foods, may be a factor underlying obesity. This increased …

Behavioral studies have suggested that food cues have stronger motivating effects in obese
than in normal-weight individuals, which may be a risk factor underlying obesity. Previous …

Nutritional state (eg fasted vs. fed) and different food stimuli (eg high‐calorie vs. low‐calorie,
or appetizing vs. bland foods) are both recognized to change activity in brain reward …

This study addresses how various health concerns might influence not only consumers' food
choice motives but also consumers' subsequent attitudes toward healthy eating. This study …

Sex-based differences in food intake related behaviors have been observed previously. The
objective of this study was to examine sex-based differences in the behavioral and neuronal …

The motivational value of food is lower during satiety compared to fasting. Dynamic changes
in motivational value promote food seeking or meal cessation. In obesity this mechanism …

Studies of food addiction have focused on highly palatable foods. While fast food falls
squarely into that category, it has several other attributes that may increase its salience. This …

The whole purpose of the present research was to advance the comprehension of the
mediating effect of emotional advertising on consumer decision-making style and purchase …