A transient emotional state resulting from the satisfaction of a desire or a craving (as opposed to happiness, which refers to a lasting emotional state of contentment) (Gros, 2020).
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Encyclopedia of Nutritional Psychology. (2024). Pleasure. The Center for Nutritional Psychology.
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