The Influence of Palatable Diets in Reward System Activation: A Mini Review

The changes in eating patterns that have occurred in recent decades are an important cause of obesity. Food intake and energy expenditure are controlled by a complex neural system involving the hypothalamic centers and peripheral satiety system (gastrointestinal and pancreatic hormones). Highly pala...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: de Macedo, Isabel Cristina, de Freitas, Joice Soares, da Silva Torres, Iraci Lucena
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4818794/