2019
Rethinking Food Reward
de Araujo IE, Schatzker M, Small DM. Rethinking Food Reward. Annual Review Of Psychology 2019, 71: 1-26. PMID: 31561741, DOI: 10.1146/annurev-psych-122216-011643.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFood rewardReward regionsHedonic qualityBrain neural pathwaysSubliminal signalsCognitive processesBrain reward regionsConscious perceptionDietary decisionsCortical networksFlavor perceptionCaloric foodNeural pathwaysFood reinforcementRewardUncontrolled desirePerceptionDietary choicesOvereatingRecent animalHuman studiesTraditional modelsSensory receptorsDesireFindings
2015
Physiological mechanisms by which non-nutritive sweeteners may impact body weight and metabolism
Burke MV, Small DM. Physiological mechanisms by which non-nutritive sweeteners may impact body weight and metabolism. Physiology & Behavior 2015, 152: 381-388. PMID: 26048305, PMCID: PMC4661139, DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2015.05.036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-nutritive sweetenersNNS consumptionCognitive processesSugar-sweetened beverage consumptionNegative health outcomesMetabolic hormone secretionPotential biological mechanismsHormone secretionSSB intakeBody weightGut microbiotaSweet taste receptorBeverage consumptionHealth outcomesNNS useCentral mechanismsTaste receptorsBiological mechanismsMetabolic functionsPhysiological mechanismsMetabolismIntakeSecretionReceptors