Brain neurochemistry and macronutrient selection: a role for serotonin feedback?
Experimental manipulations that clearly affected brain serotonin concentrations had no effect on diet selection. These findings challenge the importance of serotonin as part of a negative-feedback loop modulating macronutrient selection.
D000818:Animals; D001923:Brain Chemistry / Q000502:physiology*; D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D004044:Dietary Proteins / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D005518:Food Preferences / Q000502:physiology*; D005947:Glucose / Q000494:pharmacology; D007328:Insulin / Q000494:pharmacology; D012701:Serotonin / Q000502:physiology*
D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates; D004044:Dietary Proteins; D007328:Insulin; D012701:Serotonin; D005947:Glucose