D J Mela

Summary

Affiliation: Unilever Research
Country: UK

Publications

  1. ncbi Eating for pleasure or just wanting to eat? Reconsidering sensory hedonic responses as a driver of obesity
    David J Mela
    Unilever Food and Health Research Institute, Vlaardingen, The Netherlands
    Appetite 47:10-7. 2006
  2. ncbi Novel food technologies: enhancing appetite control in liquid meal replacers
    David J Mela
    Unilever Food and Health Research Institute, P.O. Box 114, 3130 AC Vlaardingen, The Netherlands
    Obesity (Silver Spring) 14:179S-181S. 2006
  3. ncbi Satiety. Let's put claims in the right context. Comment on 'Satiety. No way to slim'
    David J Mela
    Unilever R and D Vlaardingen, PO Box 114, 3130 AC Vlaardingen, The Netherlands
    Appetite 57:774-7; discussion 784-90. 2011
  4. ncbi Determinants of food choice: relationships with obesity and weight control
    D J Mela
    Unilever Health Institute, Unilever Research Vlaardingen, The Netherlands
    Obes Res 9:249S-255S. 2001
  5. ncbi Food choice and intake: the human factor
    D J Mela
    Consumer Science Unit, Unilever Research, Vlaardingen, The Netherlands
    Proc Nutr Soc 58:513-21. 1999
  6. ncbi The effect of protease inhibitors derived from potato formulated in a minidrink on appetite, food intake and plasma cholecystokinin levels in humans
    H P F Peters
    Unilever Research and Development, Vlaardingen, The Netherlands
    Int J Obes (Lond) 35:244-50. 2011
  7. ncbi Effects of learned flavour cues on short-term regulation of food intake in a realistic setting
    E H Zandstra
    Division of Human Nutrition and Epidemiology, Wageningen University, P O Box 8129, 6700 EV Wageningen, The Netherlands
    Physiol Behav 75:83-90. 2002
  8. ncbi Effect of carbohydrate digestibility on appetite and its relationship to postprandial blood glucose and insulin levels
    H P F Peters
    Unilever Research and Development, Vlaardingen, The Netherlands
    Eur J Clin Nutr 65:47-54. 2011
  9. ncbi Metabolically active functional food ingredients for weight control
    E M R Kovacs
    Unilever Health Institute, Unilever R and D Vlaardingen, Vlaardingen, The Netherlands
    Obes Rev 7:59-78. 2006
  10. ncbi Diacylglycerols affect substrate oxidation and appetite in humans
    Marleen M J W Kamphuis
    Department of Human Biology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands
    Am J Clin Nutr 77:1133-9. 2003

Detail Information

Publications10

  1. ncbi Eating for pleasure or just wanting to eat? Reconsidering sensory hedonic responses as a driver of obesity
    David J Mela
    Unilever Food and Health Research Institute, Vlaardingen, The Netherlands
    Appetite 47:10-7. 2006
    ..This distinction may have important implications for further research, and applications in commercial and public health approaches to modifying energy intakes...
  2. ncbi Novel food technologies: enhancing appetite control in liquid meal replacers
    David J Mela
    Unilever Food and Health Research Institute, P.O. Box 114, 3130 AC Vlaardingen, The Netherlands
    Obesity (Silver Spring) 14:179S-181S. 2006
  3. ncbi Satiety. Let's put claims in the right context. Comment on 'Satiety. No way to slim'
    David J Mela
    Unilever R and D Vlaardingen, PO Box 114, 3130 AC Vlaardingen, The Netherlands
    Appetite 57:774-7; discussion 784-90. 2011
    ..By conflating satiety and 'slimming' claims, and misrepresenting or deriding wider views in the field, Booth & Nouwen unfortunately obscure rather than bring light to the discussion of these important issues...
  4. ncbi Determinants of food choice: relationships with obesity and weight control
    D J Mela
    Unilever Health Institute, Unilever Research Vlaardingen, The Netherlands
    Obes Res 9:249S-255S. 2001
    ..Longer-term weight maintenance solutions and programs that offer a degree of structuring of the personal food environment, while retaining flexibility in choices, therefore, may be particularly beneficial in weight management...
  5. ncbi Food choice and intake: the human factor
    D J Mela
    Consumer Science Unit, Unilever Research, Vlaardingen, The Netherlands
    Proc Nutr Soc 58:513-21. 1999
    ..Understanding of the potential contribution of these influences under different conditions can serve to explain many of the observed characteristics of human eating, and highlight potential avenues for intervention...
  6. ncbi The effect of protease inhibitors derived from potato formulated in a minidrink on appetite, food intake and plasma cholecystokinin levels in humans
    H P F Peters
    Unilever Research and Development, Vlaardingen, The Netherlands
    Int J Obes (Lond) 35:244-50. 2011
    ..However, current literature is inconclusive with regard to its efficacy and mechanism. Furthermore, the potential effect of PI2 on appetite motivational ratings without an immediately following meal has not previously been reported...
  7. ncbi Effects of learned flavour cues on short-term regulation of food intake in a realistic setting
    E H Zandstra
    Division of Human Nutrition and Epidemiology, Wageningen University, P O Box 8129, 6700 EV Wageningen, The Netherlands
    Physiol Behav 75:83-90. 2002
    ..We conclude that adults do not readily acquire accurate conditioned adjustments for the energy content in food after repeated experience with the food in free-living natural-eating conditions...
  8. ncbi Effect of carbohydrate digestibility on appetite and its relationship to postprandial blood glucose and insulin levels
    H P F Peters
    Unilever Research and Development, Vlaardingen, The Netherlands
    Eur J Clin Nutr 65:47-54. 2011
    ..This was accomplished by comparing different glucose polymers: maltodextrin (rapidly digestible) versus medium-chain pullulan (slowly but completely digestible) versus long-chain pullulan (indigestible)...
  9. ncbi Metabolically active functional food ingredients for weight control
    E M R Kovacs
    Unilever Health Institute, Unilever R and D Vlaardingen, Vlaardingen, The Netherlands
    Obes Rev 7:59-78. 2006
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  10. ncbi Diacylglycerols affect substrate oxidation and appetite in humans
    Marleen M J W Kamphuis
    Department of Human Biology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands
    Am J Clin Nutr 77:1133-9. 2003
    ..These effects are probably attributable to differences in DG and TG metabolism, especially postprandial fat oxidation...