Oral and gastrointestinal sensing of dietary fat and appetite regulation in humans: modification by diet and obesity

Dietary fat interacts with receptors in both the oral cavity and the gastrointestinal (GI) tract to regulate fat and energy intake. This review discusses recent developments in our understanding of the mechanisms underlying the effects of fat, through its digestive products, fatty acids (FA), on GI...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Neuroscience
Main Authors:	Tanya J Little, Christine eFeinle-Bisset
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2010-10-01
Subjects:	Energy Intake Obesity Taste fatty acid gastrointestinal function fat sensing
Online Access:	http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnins.2010.00178/full