Can smells fill you up?

CrowdScience

BBC

Science, Technology

4.8 • 985 Ratings

🗓️ 15 August 2022

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Imagine waking up to the smell of freshly baked bread. Doesn’t it make your mouth water? Now imagine the smell of a fish market on a warm day… still feeling hungry? CrowdScience listener Thanh from Vietnam is intrigued by the effects of smell on our appetite, and wants to know whether certain aromas can make us feel more full than others. Never averse to a food-based challenge, presenter Anand Jagatia takes us on a journey from the nose to the brain, where we find out what exactly happens when we get a whiff of various foods. He discovers how the digestive system prepares for a meal and the extent to which our stomach has a say in whether or not we want to eat, based on how appetizing the smells are around us. Anand also explores our cultural differences. In some parts of the world a stinky Limburger cheese is considered a delicacy, while in other places it could make people lose their lunch. We’ll find out why some of us get triggered in different ways than others.

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1:19.7	I'm Anan Jagatia and just next to me today is our chef Ryan.
1:24.7	Ryan what are you cooking today?
1:25.9	I'm doing a bunch of things.
1:27.2	We've got some really amazing recipes but right now you've caught me
1:30.2	making some sambal butter noodles. Well, it smells absolutely delicious, and the reason why we're here is because we have got a question
1:38.9	from a listener who's been wondering all about the relationship between food, hunger and smell.
1:47.0	Hi, ground science, I'm Tang and I'm from Vietnam.
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