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University of Michigan professor studying nutrigenomics and how diet affects the brain. Science communication & Inclusive Teaching, with a touch of sparkle.
May 7, 2019 12 tweets 8 min read
Our paper is out, by @NGPMichigan1 @cemay7 and @UMich_MCDB @anoumid: cell.com/cell-reports/f…

- A high sugar diet decreases sweet taste
- Blunted taste promotes eating
- Preventing taste deficits protects animals from obesity
- How? Sugar metabolism inside the taste cells The Dus lab studies the effects of environment on behavior, and specifically the food environment. We know that around foods with sugar, salt, and fat animals overeat, but how does it happen?