Introduction to the sense of taste in endocrinology

Excerpt

Increasing rates of obesity worldwide are alarming and are among the driving forces for increasing health care costs, especially in developed countries. It is puzzling that the number of people with a body mass index above 30 has further increased despite the increasing use of artificial sweeteners over the last several decades. The sense of taste and hedonics are important in this setting and it is with great honor to introduce guest editors and expert consultants Dr. Kristina Rother and Dr. Valerie Duffy who have both recruited an outstanding group of contributing authors for this special issue, demonstrating the intersection between endocrinology and various other fields of the biological sciences. …