2018
Sweet taste potentiates the reinforcing effects of e-cigarettes
Kroemer NB, Veldhuizen MG, Delvy R, Patel BP, O'Malley SS, Small DM. Sweet taste potentiates the reinforcing effects of e-cigarettes. European Neuropsychopharmacology 2018, 28: 1089-1102. PMID: 30093174, DOI: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2018.07.102.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Integration of Sweet Taste and Metabolism Determines Carbohydrate Reward
Veldhuizen MG, Babbs RK, Patel B, Fobbs W, Kroemer NB, Garcia E, Yeomans MR, Small DM. Integration of Sweet Taste and Metabolism Determines Carbohydrate Reward. Current Biology 2017, 27: 2476-2485.e6. PMID: 28803868, PMCID: PMC5745144, DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2017.07.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCaloric loadGreater metabolic responseNon-linear associationMetabolic responseSugar-sweetened beveragesBrain responsesLow-calorie beveragesHigh-calorie beveragesNon-nutritive sweetenersGreater brain responsePost-ingestive signalsHuman studiesSweet tasteNutrient metabolismCarbohydrate metabolismNovel mechanismBeveragesPotencyAssociationMetabolismCarbohydrate rewards
2011
Amygdala response to sucrose consumption is inversely related to artificial sweetener use
Rudenga KJ, Small DM. Amygdala response to sucrose consumption is inversely related to artificial sweetener use. Appetite 2011, 58: 504-507. PMID: 22178008, PMCID: PMC3289048, DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2011.12.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAmygdalaDietary SucroseFemaleHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleSurveys and QuestionnairesSweetening Agents