title: Let the sensor fit the diet.
abstract: Metabolic sensing neurons are conserved across multiple animal species and allow the organism to monitor nutrient availability to maintain energy homeostasis. Miyamoto et al. (2012) describe fly neurons that are highly tuned to fructose availability and are critical determinants of ingestive behavior on a diet of simple sugars.
authors.affiliation: Neurology Service, Veterans Administration Medical Center, East Orange, NJ 07019, USA. levin@umdnj.edu
authors.forename: Barry E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Levin