Appetisingness Official

: The mere sight of "appetising" food images can trigger a release of the hormone ghrelin , which increases hunger and prepares the body for metabolism—even if you aren't physically hungry.

: Other research supporting these ideas found that viewing "good-looking" food increases blood flow to the left-frontal pole of the brain, a region associated with emotional and cognitive processing of feeding behavior. Pictures of food create feelings of hunger appetisingness

The researchers introduce and explore several fascinating concepts regarding how we perceive food: : The mere sight of "appetising" food images

: This refers to the natural evolutionary desire to look at food. Historically, this helped humans find energy-dense resources; today, it is triggered by digital screens. this helped humans find energy-dense resources

: The paper discusses whether viewing images of food can eventually "satiate" us or if it simply keeps us in a constant state of craving.