High Dietary Sugar Reshapes Sweet Taste to Promote Feeding Behavior in Drosophila melanogaster

Summary: Recent studies find that sugar tastes less intense to humans with obesity, but whether this sensory change is a cause or a consequence of obesity is unclear. To tackle this question, we study the effects of a high sugar diet on sweet taste sensation and feeding behavior in Drosophila melano...

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Main Authors: Christina E. May, Anoumid Vaziri, Yong Qi Lin, Olga Grushko, Morteza Khabiri, Qiao-Ping Wang, Kristina J. Holme, Scott D. Pletcher, Peter L. Freddolino, G. Gregory Neely, Monica Dus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-05-01
Series:Cell Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211124719304929