npj Science of Food· 2026Q1
Decoding fat-driven appetite: implications for flavor science and health-oriented food design
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Short summary
Fat perception activates shared neurobiological pathways for reward, motivation, and energy balance, which are dysregulated in obesity, leading to overeating.
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Key points
- Fat perception involves shared neurobiological pathways for reward, incentive salience, and energy balance.
- Dysregulation of these circuits in obesity amplifies maladaptive eating.
- Deciphering these mechanisms is key for flavor engineering and product reformulation.
- Interventions can target dietary fat preference and curb overconsumption without sacrificing enjoyment.
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Abstract
Fat perception engages overlapping neurobiological pathways—spanning taste, texture, and gut–brain signaling—that encode reward, incentive salience, and energy-balance feedback. In obesity, these circuits become dysregulated, amplifying maladaptive eating. Deciphering these mechanisms is foundational to food science: it directly informs flavor engineering, product reformulation, and microbiome-targeted interventions that can strategically reshape dietary fat preference and curb overconsumption without sacrificing enjoyment.
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