Figure 1.

The hypothesized changes to fat taste sensitivity in the oral and GI tract that may occur when individuals follow a habitual LF diet or high‐fat diet. (a) After habitual consumption of a high‐fat diet, it would be expected that fat taste sensitivity in the oral and GI tract would decrease which would increase the amount of fat required to elicit a satiety response in the GI tract, therefore increasing total energy and fat intake and in turn increasing BMI. (b) However, after habitual consumption of a LF diet, it would be expected that individuals would have an increased sensitivity to fatty acids in the oral and GI tract which would therefore decrease the amount of fat that is required to elicit satiety responses within the GI tract and in turn decrease total energy and fat consumption, thus reducing BMI.