Journal
APPETITE
Volume 58, Issue 2, Pages 504-507Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2011.12.001
Keywords
Amygdala; Insula; Artificial sweetener; fMRI; Sweet; Flavor-nutrient conditioning
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- National Institutes of Health (NIH) [R01 DC006706]
- NIH NRSA [F31-DC010557-01]
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Controversy exists over whether exposure to artificial sweeteners degrades the predictive relationship between sweet taste and its post-ingestive consequences. Here we tested whether brain response to caloric sucrose is influenced by individual differences in self-reported artificial sweetener use. Twenty-six subjects participated in fMRI scanning while consuming sucrose solutions. A negative correlation between artificial sweetener use and amygdala response to sucrose ingestion was observed. This finding supports the hypothesis that artificial sweetener use may be associated with brain changes that could influence eating behavior. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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