Western diet reversibly alters the olfactory mucosa and impairs the response to appetitive food cues
Louise Eygret, Enisa Aruçi, Vincent Canova, Julie Paradis, Vanessa Soubeyre, Tibor Chomel, Rémi Capoduro, Xavier Grosmaître, Xavier Fioramonti, David Jarriault
This study shows that a Western diet alters olfactory epithelium physiology in mice, impairing odor response, but these effects are reversible upon diet withdrawal.
bioRxiv · May 16, 2025 · PreprintNeuroscience