Sweetness Papers Presented at a Symposium Held in Geneva, May 21-23, 1986

Sweetness Papers Presented at a Symposium Held in Geneva, May 21-23, 1986 / edited by John Dobbing.

Very few books, especially when written by many authors, have passed through any serious process of peer review. That this one has done so is due to the special way in which it was produced. All eighteen authors were asked to submit chapters which were then circulated to each of the others. Everyone...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Dobbing, John (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Springer London : Imprint: Springer, 1987.
Edition:1st ed. 1987.
Series:ILSI Human Nutrition Reviews,
Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Metabolic diseases.
Pediatrics.
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Table of Contents:
  • Section I. The Nature and Taste of Sweetness
  • 1. Chemical Aspects of Sweetness
  • 2. Neurophysiological Aspects of Sweetness
  • 3. Is Sweetness Unitary? An Evaluation of the Evidence for Multiple Sweets
  • 4. Selected Factors Influencing Sensory Perception of Sweetness
  • 5. Sensory Sweetness Perception, Its Pleasantness, and Attitudes to Sweet Foods
  • Section II. The Social Context of Sweetness
  • 6. Attitudes Towards Sugar and Sweetness in Historical and Social Perspective
  • 7. Sweetness, Sensuality, Sin, Safety, and Socialization: Some Speculations
  • Section III. Inborn and Acquired Aspects of Sweetness
  • 8. Opioids, Sweets and a Mechanism for Positive Affect: Broad Motivational Implications
  • 9. Development of Sweet Taste
  • Section IV. Sweetness and Food Intake
  • 10. Sweetness and Food Selection: Measurement of Sweeteners’ Effects on Acceptance
  • 11. Sweetness and Satiety
  • Section V. Sweetness and Obesity
  • 12. Sweetness and Obesity
  • 13. Sweetness and Eating Disorders
  • 14. Sweetness and Performance
  • Section VI. Implications of Sweetness
  • 15. Implications of Sweetness in Upbringing and Education
  • 16. Sweetness in Marketing
  • 17. Sweetness in Product Development
  • 18. Sweetness in Food Service Systems.

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