Sugar Metabolism Regulates Flavor Preferences and Portal Glucose Sensing

In most species, including humans, food preference is primarily controlled by nutrient value. In particular, glucose-containing sugars exert exquisitely strong effects on food choice via gut-generated signals. However, the identity of the visceral signals underlying glucose’s rewarding effects remai...

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Main Authors: Lingli Zhang, Wenfei Han, Chenguanlu Lin, Fei Li, Ivan E. de Araujo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnint.2018.00057/full