ABSTRACT

Presents the State-of-the-Art in Fat Taste TransductionA bite of cheese, a few potato chips, a delectable piece of bacon - a small taste of high-fat foods often draws you back for more. But why are fatty foods so appealing? Why do we crave them? Fat Detection: Taste, Texture, and Post Ingestive Effects covers the many factors responsible for the se

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Part II: Taste of Fat: From Detection to Behavior

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Part III: Neural Representations of Dietary Fat Stimuli

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Part IV: Sensory Appeal of the Fat-Rich Diet

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Part V: Control of Food Intake as a Function of Fat

chapter 13|22 pages

Control of Fat Intake by Striatal Opioids*

chapter 15|18 pages

Fats and Satiety

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Part VI: Genetic Factors Influencing Fat Preference and Metabolism