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Hedonic Feeding Modulation

Meaning

Hedonic Feeding Modulation is the clinical and therapeutic strategy focused on selectively adjusting the sensitivity and output of the brain’s reward pathways that govern the pleasure-driven desire for food. The objective is to reduce the exaggerated ‘wanting’ and ‘liking’ response to hyper-palatable foods, thereby re-establishing the primacy of homeostatic hunger and satiety signals in regulating energy intake. Successful modulation helps decouple food consumption from emotional or reward-seeking drives.