ReviewAdvances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.)2014
Variety, palatability, and obesity.
Review in Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.), 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 59 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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59 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- How Does the University Food Environment Impact Student Dietary Behaviors? A Systematic Review.Frontiers in nutrition · 2022Pooled it
- Sensory and physical characteristics of foods that impact food intake without affecting acceptability: Systematic review and meta-analyses.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2021Pooled it
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- Feasibility and Acceptability of a Healthy Nordic Diet Intervention for the Treatment of Depression: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial.Nutrients · 2021Trial
- An Afternoon Hummus Snack Affects Diet Quality, Appetite, and Glycemic Control in Healthy Adults.The Journal of nutrition · 2020Trial
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- Household income and food addiction symptoms predict ultra-processed foods intake in Brazilian university students: implications for policy.Psicologia, reflexao e critica : revista semestral do Departamento de Psicologia da UFRGS · 2026Article
- The Acute Effect of Consuming Whey Versus a Plant-Based Protein Blend on Postprandial Metabolism and Appetite in a Sample of Healthy Adults.Food science & nutrition · 2026Article
- Wheat Flour Intake Promotes Weight Gain and Metabolic Changes in Mice.Molecular nutrition & food research · 2026Article
- GLP-1 Therapeutics and Their Emerging Role in Alcohol and Substance Use Disorders: An Endocrinology Primer.Journal of the Endocrine Society · 2025Article
- "The Big Three" properties of food that drive intake.Physiology & behavior · 2025Review
- Hedonic eating is controlled by dopamine neurons that oppose GLP-1R satiety.Science (New York, N.Y.) · 2025Article
- Eating in the Absence of Hunger Is a Stable Predictor of Adiposity Gains in Middle Childhood.The Journal of nutrition · 2024Observational
- Food insecurity is associated with low diet quality and unhealthy cooking and eating habits in Iranian women.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2024Article
- Could chronic opioid use be an additional risk of hepatic damage in patients with previous liver diseases, and what is the role of microbiome?Frontiers in microbiology · 2024Review
- Sustainability initiatives in inpatient psychiatry: tackling food waste.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Article
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- Associations of Food Addiction Symptomatology and Disordered Eating Behaviors in a Pre-Surgical Bariatric Population.Nutrients · 2023Article
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Abstract
Among the key characteristics of the Western obesogenic food environment is a highly palatable and varied food supply. Laboratory investigations of eating behavior in both humans and animals established key roles for palatability and variety in stimulating appetite, delaying satiety, and promoting excessive energy intake. There is a robust effect of food palatability and variety on short-term food intake, and increased variety and palatability also cause weight gain in animal models. However, laboratory paradigms do not replicate the complexities of eating in a natural setting, and there is a shortage of evidence to estimate the magnitude of effects on weight in humans. There are substantial individual differences in susceptibility to the palatability effect and this may be a key determinant in individual vulnerability to weight gain. The understanding of pathways through which palatability and variety can affect eating is advancing, and epidemiologic and intervention studies are needed to translate laboratory findings into applications in public health or clinical domains, and to establish whether there is a role for greater regulation of the food environment in tackling increases in obesity.
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