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Modulation of taste responsiveness and food preference by obesity and weight loss

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Berthoud, Hans-Rudolf, Zheng, Huiyuan·2012·Physiology & Behavior

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Palatable foods lead to overeating, and it is almost a forgone conclusion that it is also an important contributor to the current obesity epidemic - there is even talk about food addiction. However, the cause-effect relationship between taste and obesity is far from clear. As discussed here, there is substantial evidence for altered taste sensitivity, taste-guided liking and wanting, and neural reward processing in the obese, but it is not clear whether such traits cause obesity or whether obesity secondarily alters these functions. Studies with calorie restriction-induced weight loss and bariatric surgery in humans and animal models suggest that at least some of the obesity-induced alterations are reversible and consequently represent secondary effects of the obese state. Thus, both genetic and non-genetic predisposition and acquired alterations in taste and reward functions appear to work in concert to aggravate palatability-induced hyperphagia. In addition, palatability is typically associated with high energy content, further challenging energy balance regulation. The mechanisms responsible for these alterations induced by the obese state, weight loss, and bariatric surgery, remain largely unexplored. Better understanding would be helpful in designing strategies to promote healthier eating and prevention of obesity and the accompanying chronic disease risks.

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  • Obesity is associated with decreased responsiveness to sweet and fatty tastes, resulting in needing higher intensity of stimuli to attain same taste perception.

    “Interestingly, obesity is associated with a decreased responsiveness to sweet and fatty tastes, which results in needing a higher intensity of such stimuli to attain the same level of taste perception (Berthoud and Zheng, 2012).”

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Authors
Berthoud, H.-R., & Zheng, H.
Affiliations
  • Pennington Biomedical Research Center (US)
  • University of Pittsburgh (US)
Corresponding author
Berthoud, Hans-Rudolf
Venue
Physiology & Behavior
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2012-11
Volume
107
Issue
4
Pages
527-532
ISSN
0031-9384 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W1978966909
Cited by
123
References
105
Citations by year
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FWCI
0.90
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Physiology & Behavior (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health
  • National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (DK047348, R01DK071082, DK071082, R01DK047348, P30DK072476)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Endocrine and Autonomic Systems › Regulation of Appetite and Obesity
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Eating Disorders and Behaviors
Keywords
taste sensitivity, food preferences, obesity, weight loss, bariatric surgery, caloric restriction, palatability, hyperphagia, food addiction, reward processing, energy balance, genetic susceptibility
MeSH terms
Animals, Food Preferences, Humans, Obesity, Reward, Weight Loss, Caloric Restriction, Bariatric Surgery, Taste Perception

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