The Claim
In adolescents with obesity, a high-energy flux of 500 kcal surplus increases sweet food preference bias by approximately 5.3 mm compared to low-energy flux, indicating a potential shift in hedonic food reward under higher energy turnover.
What the research says
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In adolescents with obesity, consuming significantly more calories than needed is associated with a measurable increase in preference for sweet foods, suggesting that higher energy intake may alter how the brain responds to rewarding foods.
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In adolescents with obesity, high-energy flux (500 kcal surplus) increases sweet food preference bias by approximately 5.3 mm compared to low-energy flux, suggesting a potential shift in hedonic food reward under higher energy turnover.
What the research says
1 studyWhen teens with obesity ate more and exercised more to burn extra calories, they ended up wanting sweeter foods more than when they ate less. This suggests their brains started preferring sweet treats when they were using more energy.
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