Because most eating is organized as meals, the principal questions for eating research are: when are meals initiated, what foods are chosen, and how much is eaten. Individual experience undoubtedly explains much or most of human eating. In addition, however, unlearned physiological processes contribute, and form the basis for much of what is learned. These physiological processes include hunger...

BACKGROUND Reduced-energy-dense diet foods are often formulated to match the sensory characteristics of their regular-energy-dense counterparts. However, the extent to which attitudes toward a reduced-energy-dense food remain constant, even after repeated ingestion, remains to be explored systematically. OBJECTIVE The objective was to determine whether liking, "expected satiety," and "expecte...

It is easier to demonstrate the consistent effects of foods on satiety than on cognitive performance. This is understandable since the satiety system incorporates physiological signalling systems that mediate the effects of foods on function. Specific manipulations of proteins, carbohydrates and fats have the potential to act as functional foods for appetite control. Because of the importance o...

Yawning is a physiological behavior, an emotional stereotypy that indicates the homeostatic process of the mechanisms regulating rhythms, such as sleeping/waking, hunger/satiety or mating/relaxation, generated by the diencephalon. As with all physiological behaviors, its deregulation reveals disorders. In daily practice, yawning as a symptom is generally neglected. That is why we propose a wide...

BACKGROUND Soluble fibre has been proposed to suppress appetite-related perceptions and it could thus contribute favourably to the regulation of energy intake and the increasing obesity problem. OBJECTIVE To investigate the effect of an oat ingredient rich in beta-glucan on perceived satiety at different dietary fibre (DF) concentrations, energy levels and viscosity levels. DESIGN A total o...

Psychological and neurobiological evidence implicates hippocampal-dependent memory processes in the control of hunger and food intake. In humans, these have been revealed in the hyperphagia that is associated with amnesia. However, it remains unclear whether 'memory for recent eating' plays a significant role in neurologically intact humans. In this study we isolated the extent to which memory ...