Modulation of Pain Sensitivity by Chronic Consumption of Highly Palatable Food Followed by Abstinence: Emerging Role of Fatty Acid Amide Hydrolase

• Main Authors: Carlo Cifani (Author), Carmen Avagliano (Author), Emanuela Micioni Di Bonaventura (Author), Maria Elena Giusepponi (Author), Carmen De Caro (Author), Claudia Cristiano (Author), Giovanna La Rana (Author), Luca Botticelli (Author), Adele Romano (Author), Antonio Calignano (Author), Silvana Gaetani (Author), Maria Vittoria Micioni Di Bonaventura (Author), Roberto Russo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2020-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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There is a strong relationship between palatable diet and pain sensitivity, and the cannabinoid and opioid systems might play an important role in this correlation. The palatable diet used in many animal models of obesity is the cafeteria (CAF) diet, based on human food with high sugar, salt, and fa...