Sensory-specific satiety

The concept illustrates the role of physical stimuli in generating appetite and, more specifically, explains the significance of taste, or food flavour in relation to hunger.

[1] Postingestive feedback factors such as energy density and nutrient composition was theorized to affect the palatability of a food, which in turn would inhibit or facilitate sensory specific satiety.

Rolls et al., summarized in a paper by Raynor and Epstein, show that postingesitive feedback does not influence sensory specific satiety.

In other words, the study suggested that energy density and nutrient composition of foods has little effect on sensory-specific satiety.

[1] Studies have shown that eating a limited variety of foods can result in monotony effects, which some have termed "long-term sensory-specific satiety".

[6] By continuing to eat similar meals, a dieter can reduce their overall food intake and use sensory specific satiety as a tool for weight loss.

Sensory-specific satiety is illustrated when diners at a buffet eat a larger quantity of food than those eating a single dish, even when the single dish is provided in quantities as much as the diner desires.