ISSN 1662-4009 (online)

ey0015.11-10 | Smelling, tasting and weight gain | ESPEYB15

11.10 The Sense of Smell Impacts Metabolic Health and Obesity

CE Riera , E Tsaousidou , J Halloran , P Follett , O Hahn , MMA Pereira , LE Ruud , J Alber , K Tharp , CM Anderson , H Brönneke , B Hampel , CDM Filho , A Stahl , JC Brüning , A Dillin

To read the full abstract: Cell Metab. 2017, Volume 26, Issue 1 Riera et al. developed ways to temporarily eliminate the sense of smell in adult mice. They discovered that mice lacking smell could eat a high-fat diet and stay significantly thinner than littermates with a normal sense of smell. Conversely, mice with hyperosmia gained more weight than wild-type mice on a high-fat diet. ...