ANN ARBOR—Some research suggests that one reason people with obesity overeat is because they don’t enjoy food—especially sweets—as much as lean people. But it’s not understood if obesity itself or eating certain foods causes taste changes, or how those changes impact appetite and obesity. For clues, University of Michigan researchers turned to Drosophila melanogaster—fruit flies—in … Continue reading Fat fruit flies: High-sugar diet deadens sweet tooth; promotes overeating, obesity in flies