Hedonic and homeostatic overlap following fat ingestion.

Begg, Denovan P; Woods, Stephen C · Cell Metab · 2013

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Abstract

Ingestion of fatty foods increases dopamine release in the substantia nigra, producing a positive hedonic state. Tellez et al. (2013) demonstrate that an intestinal signal generated by fat consumption, oleoylethanolamide, stimulates central dopamine activity, thus regulating the reward value of fat and establishing a link between caloric-homeostatic and hedonic-homeostatic controllers.

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