The Influence of Palatable Diets in Reward System Activation: A Mini Review by Isabel Cristina de Macedo, Joice Soares de Freitas, Iraci Lucena da Silva Torres

“…Thus, this review attempts to describe the potential mechanisms that might lead to highly palatable diets, such as the cafeteria diet, triggering addiction, or compulsion through the reward system.…”
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Owners’ perceptions of dog treat management in Western Romania by Sorana Daina, Anamaria Blaga-Petrean, Silvana Popescu, Ioana Delia Pop, Daniel Mierlita, Adrian Macri

“…However, 84% of respondents did not account for the caloric value of treats in their dogs' daily diet, and only 16% adjusted their dogs' main meals to compensate for treat provision. …”
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Nucleus accumbens D2-expressing neurons: Balancing reward and licking disruption through rhythmic optogenetic stimulation. by Nikte Requejo-Mendoza, José-Antonio Arias-Montaño, Ranier Gutierrez

“…In conclusion, NAc D2 neuron inhibition induces a negative hedonic state, while activation has a dual effect-it is rewarding yet disrupts licking behavior-highlighting its complex role in reward and consummatory behavior. …”
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A ketogenic diet regulates microglial activation to treat drug addiction by Jie Ji, Yi Tang

“…In recent years, a ketogenic diet (KD) was shown to have therapeutic benefits as a dietary therapy for a variety of neurological disorders. …”
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Consumption of a High-Fat Diet Alters Perineuronal Nets in the Prefrontal Cortex by P. M. Dingess, J. H. Harkness, M. Slaker, Z. Zhang, S. S. Wulff, B. A. Sorg, T. E. Brown

“…A key factor in the development of obesity is the overconsumption of fatty foods, which, in addition to facilitating weight gain, alters neuronal structures within brain reward circuitry. Our previous work demonstrates that sustained consumption of a high-fat diet (HFD) attenuates spine density in the prefrontal cortex (PFC). …”
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Osteogenesis Imperfecta with Celiac Disease and Type II Diabetes Mellitus Associated: Improvement with a Gluten-Free Diet by Luis Rodrigo, Isabel Pérez-Martinez

“…She was put on a gluten-free diet (GFD), having lost 6 kg of weight after 6 months, with a good control of DM-II and presenting a significant clinical improvement. …”
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Effective dietary interventions during pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis of behavior change techniques to promote healthy eating by Hannah O’Connor, Nina Meloncelli, Shelley A. Wilkinson, Anna Mae Scott, Lisa Vincze, Alita Rushton, Samantha Dawson, Jenna Hollis, Bree Whiteoak, Sarah Gauci, Susan de Jersey

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Réflexions sur les variations, dans le temps et dans l'espace, des ressources alimentaires de deux espèces sympatriques de semnopithèques by Claude Marcel Hladik, Annette Hladik

“…P. entellus lived in larger groups, moved longer distances in larger territories of 10-15 ha, and fed from more different plant species with higher average food quality The trade-off between living on lower-quality, more abundant foods, entailing diminished movement over small territories, and living on a higher diversity of higher quality foods that require moving further and defending larger territories, was discussed in terms of taste perception, based either on satiety or on immediate sensory reward. More generally, there is a continuum between species with a lower diversity of foods, generally of lower quality, occupying smaller territories, and species with more diverse diets of higher average quality, that require moving longer distances and defending bigger territories.…”
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Investigating the psychology of eating after exercise — a scoping review by Alice Porter, Russell Jago, Luke A Robles, Elin Cawley, Peter J. Rogers, Danielle Ferriday, Jeffrey M. Brunstrom

“…Ten experimental studies (nine acute, one chronic) manipulated the psychological experience of exercise, one intervention study directly targeted compensatory eating, seven studies used observational methods (e.g. diet diaries, 24-h recall) to directly measure compensatory eating after exercise, and five questionnaire studies measured beliefs about eating after exercise. …”
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