ArticleAppetite2012
Amygdala response to sucrose consumption is inversely related to artificial sweetener use.
Article in Appetite, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 35 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Who cites it
35 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- A Systematic Review and Activation Likelihood Estimation Meta-Analysis of fMRI Studies on Sweet Taste in Humans.The Journal of nutrition · 2020Pooled it
- Obesity and Sex-Related Associations With Differential Effects of Sucralose vs Sucrose on Appetite and Reward Processing: A Randomized Crossover Trial.JAMA network open · 2021Trial
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- Frontostriatal and behavioral adaptations to daily sugar-sweetened beverage intake: a randomized controlled trial.The American journal of clinical nutrition · 2017Trial
- Effect of replacing sugar with non-caloric sweeteners in beverages on the reward value after repeated exposure.PloS one · 2013Trial
- Epigenetic Modulation of Exercise Adaptation: The Role of Dietary Supplementation in Athletic Performance.Genes · 2026Review
- Disrupting the Gut-Brain Axis: How Artificial Sweeteners Rewire Microbiota and Reward Pathways.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- Could Insulin Be a Better Regulator of Appetite/Satiety Balance and Body Weight Maintenance in Response to Glucose Exposure Compared to Sucrose Substitutes? Unraveling Current Knowledge and Searching for More Appropriate Choices.Medical sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- The Impact of Artificial Sweeteners on Human Health and Cancer Association: A Comprehensive Clinical Review.Cureus · 2023Review
- Dissecting ultra-processed foods and drinks: Do they have a potential to impact the brain?Reviews in endocrine & metabolic disorders · 2022Review
- Effects of Non-nutritive Sweeteners on Sweet Taste Processing and Neuroendocrine Regulation of Eating Behavior.Current nutrition reports · 2020Review
- Differential Cerebral Gustatory Responses to Sucrose, Aspartame, and Stevia Using Gustatory Evoked Potentials in Humans.Nutrients · 2020Article
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- SWEET MAPS: A Conceptualization of Low-Calorie Sweetener Consumption Among Young Adults.Current developments in nutrition · 2019Article
- Review
- Resource Signaling via Blood Glucose in Embodied Decision Making.Frontiers in psychology · 2018Article
- Food Addiction, High-Glycemic-Index Carbohydrates, and Obesity.Clinical chemistry · 2018Review
- Intake of non-nutritive sweeteners is associated with an unhealthy lifestyle: a cross-sectional study in subjects with morbid obesity.BMC obesity · 2017Article
- Recent studies of the effects of sugars on brain systems involved in energy balance and reward: Relevance to low calorie sweeteners.Physiology & behavior · 2016Review
- The Macronutrients, Appetite, and Energy Intake.Annual review of nutrition · 2016Review
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Abstract
Controversy exists over whether exposure to artificial sweeteners degrades the predictive relationship between sweet taste and its post-ingestive consequences. Here we tested whether brain response to caloric sucrose is influenced by individual differences in self-reported artificial sweetener use. Twenty-six subjects participated in fMRI scanning while consuming sucrose solutions. A negative correlation between artificial sweetener use and amygdala response to sucrose ingestion was observed. This finding supports the hypothesis that artificial sweetener use may be associated with brain changes that could influence eating behavior.
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