Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Camille Schwartz, Ophelie Person, Emilie Szleper, Sophie Nicklaus, Carole Tournier
Summary: This study examined the effects of consuming apple segments vs. applesauce as a mid-afternoon snack on hunger and subsequent food intake in children. The findings suggest that the form of the fruit offered does not impact food intake directly, but children who eat faster tend to consume more food. Eating rate for cottage cheese was correlated with applesauce but not with apple segments, highlighting the importance of considering children's oral processing skills in satiation mechanisms.
FRONTIERS IN NUTRITION
(2021)
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Clarissa M. Liu, Mai O. Spaulding, Jessica J. Rea, Emily E. Noble, Scott E. Kanoski
Summary: Oxytocin, produced in the hypothalamus, reduces food intake and holds potential for obesity treatment. Research in rodent models suggests that oxytocin reduces food intake by enhancing physiological satiation signals within meals.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2021)
Article
Physiology
Naohito Hao, Anna Sasa, Sirima Kulvanich, Yuta Nakajima, Kouta Nagoya, Jin Magara, Takanori Tsujimura, Makoto Inoue
Summary: This study examined the coordination of respiration and swallowing in healthy humans through various experiments. It was found that the major coordination pattern of respiration and swallowing was expiration-swallow-expiration (EE type) during voluntary swallowing and chewing. Understanding the mechanisms underlying respiration and swallowing is crucial for evaluating how coordination affects physiological swallowing in dysphagic patients.
FRONTIERS IN PHYSIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Wataru Sato, Akira Ikegami, Sayaka Ishihara, Makoto Nakauma, Takahiro Funami, Sakiko Yoshikawa, Tohru Fushiki
Summary: The study explores the correlation between subjective hedonic experiences during food consumption and muscle activity, indicating that liking, wanting, and valence are associated with activity in different facial and masticatory muscles, demonstrating the potential of using physiological signals to sense emotional experiences during eating.
Article
Psychology, Biological
Masaharu Yamada, Ayano Katagiri, Yuji Masuda, Hiroki Toyoda, Hitoshi Niwa, Takafumi Kato
Summary: This longitudinal study examined the development of jaw-closing muscle activities during ingestive behaviors in rats. The results showed that distinct patterns of muscle activity emerged before weaning and continued to change over time for each behavior.
PHYSIOLOGY & BEHAVIOR
(2023)
Review
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Lizeth Cifuentes, Andres Acosta
Summary: Food intake and energy expenditure are crucial for regulating body weight, and the brain plays a vital role in integrating physiological signals and hedonic cues. This review discusses the mechanisms of appetite regulation and methods for measuring food intake.
CLINICS AND RESEARCH IN HEPATOLOGY AND GASTROENTEROLOGY
(2022)
Article
Physiology
Anna Sasa, Sirima Kulvanich, Naohito Hao, Reiko Ita, Masahiro Watanabe, Taku Suzuki, Jin Magara, Takanori Tsujimura, Makoto Inoue
Summary: This study investigated the role of the suprahyoid muscles during mastication and found that suprahyoid activity increased with tongue pressure. During mastication, the activity of the suprahyoid muscles was higher during soft rice cracker consumption compared to other foods, and the suprahyoid muscles played a dominant role in jaw-opening during peanut mastication.
FRONTIERS IN PHYSIOLOGY
(2022)
Review
Nutrition & Dietetics
Lizeth Cifuentes, Michael Camilleri, Andres Acosta
Summary: The sensory and motor functions of the stomach have significant effects on energy consumption and appetite, and obesity is often characterized by energy imbalance. Various interventions for obesity, including different diets, medications, endoscopy, and surgery, alter gastric functions and gastrointestinal motility, affecting appetite and food intake.
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Fabienne Teysseire, Emilie Flad, Valentine Bordier, Aleksandra Budzinska, Nathalie Weltens, Jens F. Rehfeld, Christoph Beglinger, Lukas Van Oudenhove, Bettina K. Wolnerhanssen, Anne Christin Meyer-Gerspach
Summary: Oral erythritol reduces energy intake in subsequent ad libitum test meal and induces the release of cholecystokinin (CCK) before the meal. This makes erythritol a useful sugar alternative.
Review
Nutrition & Dietetics
Daniela G. Costa, Claudia Almeida, Claudia Cavadas, Sara Carmo-Silva
Summary: This review provides an overview of physiological mechanisms involved in satiety and methodologies to assess food intake and satiety. It focuses on the differences between satiety and satiation, how the central nervous system regulates food intake and satiety, the impact of different macronutrients on satiety, and how the manipulation of food composition can influence overall satiety. Bringing together this knowledge on satiety mechanisms is useful for understanding and controlling obesity and other eating disorders.
Review
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Katherine M. Appleton, Annie Newbury, Eva Almiron-Roig, Martin R. Yeomans, Jeffrey M. Brunstrom, Kees de Graaf, Lucie Geurts, Heidi Kildegaard, Sophie Vinoy
Summary: This study reviewed the effects of sensory and physical characteristics of foods and beverages on satiation and subsequent consumption, finding that changes in textural parameters can increase satiation without affecting acceptability and have limited effects on subsequent consumption. Developers may consider creating harder, chunkier, more viscous, voluminous, and/or solid food/beverage products to help reduce overconsumption.
Review
Nutrition & Dietetics
Jennifer Wilbrink, Gwen Masclee, Tim Klaassen, Mark van Avesaat, Daniel Keszthelyi, Adrian Masclee
Summary: Research has shown that there are regional differences in the intestinal modulation of appetite and energy intake between the duodenum, jejunum, and ileum, with varying degrees of inhibition of energy intake at different caloric infusion rates; the intestinal brake effect on appetite and energy intake appears to be non-specific to macronutrients; data on repetitive activation of the ileal brake are limited, but overall the inhibitory effect on energy intake is small; activating the intestinal brake through non-caloric tastants presents an intriguing concept for weight management strategies.
Article
Food Science & Technology
Dongdong Ni, Heather E. Smyth, Michael J. Gidley, Daniel Cozzolino
Summary: The aim of this study was to assess the capability of a portable NIR instrument to collect in vivo spectra of different tissues in healthy individuals and correlate them with food and energy intake, satiation, and satiety data. The results demonstrated the potential ability of in vivo NIR spectroscopy to identify tissue differences associated with satiety and food intake in individuals, although more samples are needed to establish robust relationships between the spectra and satiation and food intake.
INNOVATIVE FOOD SCIENCE & EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES
(2022)
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Anouk E. M. Hendriks-Hartensveld, Barbara J. Rolls, Paige M. Cunningham, Chantal Nederkoorn, Remco C. Havermans
Summary: This study investigates the effects of labels indicating a food's satiating power on food intake and sensory-specific satiation (SSS). The results indicate that labels describing a meal as "light" rather than "filling" lead to increased intake. After consumption, liking and desire to eat decrease more for the test meal compared to uneaten control foods, demonstrating SSS. However, the relative changes in liking and desire to eat do not differ between the label conditions.
Article
Psychology, Biological
Carlos Eduardo Fassicollo, Denny Marcos Garcia, Barbara Cristina Zanandrea Machado, Claudia Maria de Felicio
Summary: This study investigated the behavior of jaw and neck muscles during chewing in patients with chronic painful TMD-DDR using electromyographic (EMG) analysis. Patients with TMD showed longer chewing stroke duration, changes in coactivation and coordination strategies of jaw muscles, delays in peak and temporal asynchrony in jaw and neck muscles, as well as impaired differential recruitment and coherence compared to the control group. The study demonstrated specific changes in jaw and neck muscles during chewing in patients with chronic painful TMD-DDR, with a more compromised function observed in the jaw muscles.
PHYSIOLOGY & BEHAVIOR
(2021)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Stefan Gerardus Camps, Huann Rong Koh, Christiani Jeyakumar Henry
Summary: The effect of metabolic state on the energy cost of posture allocation was examined in this study. The difference between energy spenders and energy savers in a fasted state disappeared after the consumption of a meal. The findings suggest that metabolic state should be taken into account when assessing metabolic phenotypes.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Applied
Yvonne Gunning, Fouad Taous, Tibari El Ghali, James D. Gibbon, E. Wilson, Rachel M. Brignall, E. Kate Kemsley
Summary: Low field 1H NMR spectroscopy was used to analyse a large collection of edible oils, revealing clear inter-instrument differences that hinder effective model transfer. Various data pre-treatments were investigated, with magnitude spectra showing potential advantages in pattern recognition and classification when used in combination with Rank Transformation.
Article
Food Science & Technology
Xin Yi Hua, Jie Hong Chiang, Christiani Jeyakumar Henry
Summary: This study demonstrates the potential of using plant proteins as alternative emulsifiers in double emulsion fabrication, which can improve stability and lower production costs. Microcapsules formed by complex coacervation at pH 2 showed the highest stability, highlighting the effectiveness of this method for delivering bioactive compounds.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Lijuan Sun, Hui Jen Goh, Sanjay Verma, Priya Govindharajulu, Suresh Anand Sadananthan, Navin Michael, Christiani Jeyakumar Henry, Julian Park-Nam Goh, S. Sendhil Velan, Melvin Khee-Shing Leow
Summary: This study investigates changes in amino acids, specifically branched chain amino acids (BCAA), during the transition from hyperthyroidism to euthyroidism and the impact of active brown adipose tissue (BAT) on BCAA metabolism. The results show that active BAT can potentially reduce circulating BCAA levels and help improve insulin resistance and metabolic health.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Applied
Jie Hong Chiang, Michelle Ting Yun Yeo, Dayna Shu Min Ong, Christiani Jeyakumar Henry
Summary: The changes in the molecular properties and volatile compounds of Maillard reaction products obtained from chicken bone extract (CBE), wheat protein (WP), and rice protein (RP) hydrolysates were compared in this study. It was concluded that these products could be used as potential natural flavors.
Review
Food Science & Technology
Jie Hong Chiang, Xin Yi Hua, Ashley Hui Min Yu, Elaine Wan Yi Peh, E'Ein See, Christiani Jeyakumar Henry
Summary: This review provides an overview of the health benefits of buckwheat as a whole grain food, particularly its hypoglycemic property. The extraction process, types of bioactive components, and mechanisms of action are discussed, along with the effects of thermal treatments on functional and digestibility properties. The application of buckwheat in foods and diets, as well as in vitro and in vivo studies on glycemia, are also mentioned.
FOOD REVIEWS INTERNATIONAL
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Wesley Tay, Rina Quek, Bhupinder Kaur, Joseph Lim, Christiani Jeyakumar Henry
Summary: This study discusses the feasibility of using facial morphometrics as a novel digital method for diagnosing malnutrition. By digitizing facial features, the subtle changes in nutritional status can be quantified. This method enables remote monitoring and management of nutrition issues, providing essential information for healthcare professionals, institutions, and policymakers.
JMIR PUBLIC HEALTH AND SURVEILLANCE
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Analytical
David I. Dixon, Lysbeth H. Antonides, Andrew Costello, Benjamin Crane, Arran Embleton, Mark L. Fletcher, Nicolas Gilbert, Matthew C. Hulme, Molly J. James, Michael A. Lever, Conner J. Maccallum, Molly F. Millea, Jessica L. Pimlott, Thomas B. R. Robertson, Nathan E. Rudge, Christopher J. Schofield, Filip Zukowicz, E. Kate Kemsley, Oliver B. Sutcliffe, Ryan E. Mewis
Summary: In this study, three in-situ techniques, GC-MS, H-1 NMR, and FT-IR spectroscopy, were used to qualitatively analyze 318 drug samples. The majority of samples consisted of a single component, with cocaine being the most prevalent. Some samples were found to be adulterated cocaine, consisting of two or more components.
JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL AND BIOMEDICAL ANALYSIS
(2022)
Letter
Chemistry, Analytical
Oliver B. Sutcliffe, Ryan E. Mewis, E. Kate Kemsley, David C. Williamson
JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL AND BIOMEDICAL ANALYSIS
(2022)
Article
Food Science & Technology
Xinyan Bi, Michelle Ting Yun Yeo, Christiani Jeyakumar Henry
Summary: This study found that co-ingestion of 15 g almond paste and 4 g inulin with bread significantly reduced postprandial glucose and insulin levels, but increased postprandial triglyceride levels. Further studies are needed to demonstrate the long-term effects of these findings.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FOOD SCIENCES AND NUTRITION
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Applied
Yvonne Gunning, Kate S. Davies, E. Kate Kemsley
Summary: 60 MHz proton NMR spectroscopy was used to analyze the extracts from saffron spice and various potential adulterants and mixtures. Good quality spectra containing peaks from characteristic metabolites and fatty acids were obtained through a simple extraction procedure. One-class classification models were trained using the spectra of trusted suppliers, and applied to online purchased saffron samples, revealing that 7 out of 33 samples were highly anomalous and likely contained undisclosed foreign matter, as confirmed by spectral analysis using 600 MHz NMR.
Article
Food Science & Technology
Felicia Siew Kay Ng, Jie Hong Chiang, Grace Cui Fang Ng, Cheryl Si Hui Lee, Christiani Jeyakumar Henry
Summary: This study investigated the suitability of plant-based proteins and fats as substitutes for dairy ingredients in developing frozen desserts. The plant-based desserts had comparable nutrition profiles to dairy desserts but higher dietary fiber content, resulting in improved texture and taste. The desserts containing both chickpea protein concentrate and soymilk powder showed the highest sensory scores and can be a suitable food supplement for elderly individuals at risk of malnutrition.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Wesley Tay, Rina Quek, Joseph Lim, Bhupinder Kaur, Shalini Ponnalagu, Christiani Jeyakumar Henry
Summary: This study aims to model the replacement of a diet consisting of animal-based proteins with plant-based alternatives in a group of Asians. The results showed that the consumption of plant-based alternatives led to a significant increase in carbohydrates, dietary fiber, sodium, and calcium intake, but a significant decrease in overall energy, protein, and fat intake. The substitution of animal-based proteins with plant-based alternatives may have benefits for bone health and individuals on a caloric restriction diet, but may also have negative effects on individuals with cardiovascular conditions and hypertension, as well as iron deficient populations.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION
(2023)
Meeting Abstract
Chemistry, Applied
James Sagar, E. Kate Kemsley, Marcel Lachenmann, Rachel Brignall, Yvonne Gunning
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN OIL CHEMISTS SOCIETY
(2022)
Letter
Food Science & Technology
Darel Wee Kiat Toh, S. R. V. Akila, Christiani Jeyakumar Henry
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Hugues Piloquet, Benoit Berge, Pascal Maigret, Veronique Hospital
Summary: This study aimed to explore the effects of environmental factors on eating behavior and food intake in toddlers. The results showed that food fussiness was more common in older children, children conceived with medical assistance, children exposed to distractions during meals, rewarded by parents to finish meals, free to eat at will, and those who ate only occasionally with the whole family. Unsatisfactory dietary diversification was not significantly associated with any variable.
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Victoria Norton, Julie A. Lovegrove, Marcus Tindall, Julia Rodriguez Garcia, Stella Lignou
Summary: The UK's aging population requires promotion of balanced nutrition, with a particular focus on increasing dietary fiber intake. Surveys involving older adults showed their willingness to learn about dietary fiber and the need for accessible information. Educational materials proved effective in engaging older adults and were perceived as useful. A holistic approach, involving support from various sources, can aid in improving dietary fiber consumption and overall health outcomes among older adults.
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Gary J. Farkas, Paige M. Cunningham, Alicia M. Sneij, John E. Hayes, Mark S. Nash, Arthur S. Berg, David R. Gater, Barbara J. Rolls
Summary: Overeating associated with neurogenic obesity after spinal cord injury (SCI) may be related to how persons with SCI experience satiation, their eating frequency, and the context in which they eat their meals. Those with SCI rely less on physiological satiation cues for meal termination and instead rely more on hedonic cues. There are differences in meal contexts and eating frequency between SCI individuals and controls, with SCI individuals consuming fewer meals but having a higher overall eating frequency due to increased snacking. These factors likely contribute to overeating associated with neurogenic obesity after SCI.
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Shana Adise, Kerri N. Boutelle, Panteha Hayati Rezvan, Eric Kan, Kyung E. Rhee, Michael I. Goran, Elizabeth R. Sowell
Summary: This study investigated the relationship between executive functions and cognition during adolescence, and the intake of fat and sugar two years later. The study found that higher impulsivity and reward-seeking behaviors were related to greater fat and sugar intake in males, while higher negative urgency and BMI were related to greater intake in both sexes. These findings suggest that individuals with certain traits may be more at risk for weight gain due to overconsumption of unhealthy foods.
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Claire Margerison, Gozde Aydin, Christel Larsson, Alison Booth, Anthony Worsley, Janandani Nanayakkara
Summary: The COVID-19 pandemic and associated lockdowns resulted in changes in food accessibility and availability, leading to shifts in food habits and behaviors among people worldwide. A study conducted in Australia examined the self-reported changes in food habits and behaviors of adults during the COVID-19 restrictions in 2020. The majority of respondents reported developing positive food habits, such as trying new recipes, cooking from scratch, and reducing take-away meals. The study also found that family involvement in food preparation and eating together increased during the restrictions. However, there were negative experiences, including difficulties in purchasing certain foods and limited access to food outlets.
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Betsy Cogan, Jamie A. Cooper
Summary: This study aimed to assess the effect of dietary sweetness on appetite in adults with and without obesity. The results showed that the response of ghrelin to unsweetened rinses was energy-specific for all adults, while rinses containing sucralose led to greater cephalic phase cholecystokinin release in adults with a BMI between 18.5 and 24.9 kg/m(2).
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Rebecca Gregson, Jared Piazza, Heather Shaw
Summary: Recent scholarship has identified a group of individuals who self-identify as anti-vegan, and they have distinct dietarian identities and ideological profiles. Anti-vegans show higher levels of commitment to their dietary patterns compared to omnivores, and they also score higher on various ideological measures.
Review
Behavioral Sciences
Gibson Weydmann, Patricia Maidana Miguel, Nour Hakim, Laurette Dube, Patricia Pelufo Silveira, Lisiane Bizarro
Summary: This study systematically reviewed the association between obesity and overweight with reinforcement learning performance. It was found that obesity might be associated with impairments in utilizing aversive outcomes to change behavior, but further research is needed to confirm this association.
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Laura Kudlek, Rebecca A. Jones, Carly Hughes, Robbie Duschinsky, Andrew Hill, Rebecca Richards, Megan Thompson, Ann Vincent, Simon J. Griffin, Amy L. Ahern
Summary: This study explored how participants of an ACT-based weight management intervention (WMI) experience emotional eating and highlighted the importance of self-awareness and alternative coping strategies in improving emotional eating. It also emphasized the need for ongoing and personalized interventions to support individuals with external locus of control and complex emotional eating experiences.
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Stefanie C. Landwehr, Monika Hartmann
Summary: This study examines the influence of peers on children's snack purchasing decisions, finding that the presence of peers strongly impacts children's brand awareness and price perception, highlighting the crucial role of social influence in shaping children's decision-making processes.
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Rao Yuan, Shaosheng Jin, Wenchao Wu
Summary: This study examines the interactive effects of information and consumer trust on consumer preferences for organic food. The results show that consumers are willing to pay a higher price for organic food, especially those with higher levels of trust. The introduction of information significantly increases consumers' willingness to pay, with a greater increase observed among high-trust consumers.
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Oda Bjorklund, Lars Wichstrom, Clare Llewellyn, Silje Steinsbekk
Summary: This study tests the psychometric properties of the Adult Eating Behavior Questionnaire (AEBQ) in a sample of 14-year-olds and examines its construct validity using the parent-reported Children's Eating Behavior Questionnaire (CEBQ). The results show that a 7-factor solution of the AEBQ without the Hunger scale is a better fitting model, and there are small-to-moderate correlations between the AEBQ and CEBQ scales.
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Alice M. Cox, Rachael W. Taylor, Jillian J. Haszard, Kathryn L. Beck, Pamela R. von Hurst, Cathryn A. Conlon, Lisa A. Te Morenga, Lisa Daniels, Jenny Mcarthur, Rebecca Paul, Neve H. McLean, Emily A. Jones, Ioanna Katiforis, Kimberley J. Brown, Madeline Gash, Madeleine Rowan, Elizabeth A. Fleming, Rosario Jupiterwala, Bailey R. Bruckner, Anne-Louise M. Heath
Summary: Although concerns are often raised about the potential impact of baby food pouch use and Baby-Led Weaning (BLW) on infant health, there is limited research in this area. This study found that frequent pouch use was associated with increased food fussiness and more selective eating, while BLW was associated with higher energy intake and a range of eating behaviors.
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Briana L. Kennedy, Andrew M. Camara, Dominic M. D. Tran
Summary: This study investigated the relationship between obesity, overconsumption, and oversensitivity to rewards, and how it affects attentional biases towards food-related stimuli. The results showed that individuals with higher BMI had lower attentional priority for food and food logos, while increased consumption of HFHS foods and dieting predicted increased attentional priority for food and food logo images.
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Irene Campos-Sanchez, Rocio Munoz-Sanchez, Eva-Maria Navarrete-Munoz, Maria Sofia Molina-Inigo, Miriam Hurtado-Pomares, Paula Fernandez-Pires, Alicia Sanchez-Perez, Daniel Prieto-Botella, Iris Juarez-Leal, Paula Peral-Gomez, Cristina Espinosa-Sempere, Desiree Valera-Gran
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the association between sensory reactivity and feeding problems in young children. The results showed that taste/smell sensitivity was significantly associated with difficulties in texture transition/introduction, limited variety of foods, and both feeding problems. Additionally, children with total sensory reactivity or auditory filtering sensory reactivity had a higher prevalence of consuming a limited variety of foods. These findings highlight the importance of considering sensory reactivity as a potential predictor of feeding problems.
