The Obese Brain

Nutrition, obesity, science and your brain.

[The Obese Brain @obesebrain]

The Obese Brain, a new and fascinating perspective to understand the obesity epidemic
https://t.co/E4wjYDZTEE

[The Obese Brain @obesebrain]

Obesity as a Condition Determined by Food Addiction: Should Brain Endocannabinoid System Alterations Be the Cause and Its Modulation the Solution?
https://t.co/Lwzjwm82uJ

[The Obese Brain @obesebrain]

Brain responses to glucose ingestion are greater in children than adults and are associated with overweight and obesity
https://t.co/nIdVzO4iGt
"Children have greater brain responses to glucose ingestion than adults in regions involved in eating behavior..."

[The Obese Brain @obesebrain]

Brain response to food odors is not associated with body mass index and obesity-related metabolic health measures
https://t.co/l5UJUhHrpH
"we found no effect of obesity status, BMI, metabolic factors, or body fat percentage on neural responses to food odors"

[The Obese Brain @obesebrain]

Modulating eating behavior with transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS): A systematic literature review on the impact of eating behavior traits
https://t.co/FEtuLRzRBo
"Trivial overall effects of active versus sham tDCS were found..."

[The Obese Brain @obesebrain]

Sleep disorders and non-sleep circadian disorders predict depression: A systematic review and meta-analysis of longitudinal studies
https://t.co/T2Q3XDrNdZ
"different types of sleep disorders and non-sleep circadian disorders were proven to be risk factors of depression"

[The Obese Brain @obesebrain]

Prevalence of food addiction determined by the Yale Food Addiction Scale and associated factors: A systematic review with meta-analysis
https://t.co/3Q9qJLGuiU
Food addiction is a topic in which there has been a significant growth in studies

[The Obese Brain @obesebrain]

Disentangling binge eating disorder and food addiction: a systematic review and meta-analysis
https://t.co/RXovAohIgX
"Food addiction might have a prognostic value, since in comorbidity, and should be addressed to boost treatment efficacy and patient’s recovery"

[The Obese Brain @obesebrain]

Motivational interviewing to reduce anthropometrics among children: A meta-analysis, moderation analysis and Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation assessment
https://t.co/DDINbtyFph
"...are promising in reducing anthropometrics among children"

[The Obese Brain @obesebrain]

The treatment of compulsive exercise in individuals with eating disorders and muscle dysmorphia: Where do we go from here?
https://t.co/16l5dQaG4i

[The Obese Brain @obesebrain]

Dissecting ultra-processed foods and drinks: Do they have a potential to impact the brain?
https://t.co/sPPiYP543V
"...preliminary evidence point to UPF consumption as a potential detrimental factor for brain health and eating behavior"

[The Obese Brain @obesebrain]

Neuroendocrine modulation of food intake and eating behavior
https://t.co/ePA525sHUC

[Stephan J. Guyenet @sguyenet]

Since I wrote my book, researchers have uncovered quite a bit of detail about the mechanisms of food reward.

Here are four papers.
https://t.co/iCCYnRECqP
https://t.co/qmOlxViclZ
https://t.co/lnmuWGMV1F
https://t.co/WV3xjYJdz9

[The Obese Brain @obesebrain]

Weight bias among health care professionals: A systematic review and meta-analysis:
https://t.co/KMSQtZMz0A
"doctors, nurses, dietitians, psychologists, physiotherapists, occup. therapists, speech pathologists, podiatrists, and exercise physiologists hold weight-biased attitudes"

[The Obese Brain @obesebrain]

The Association Between Personality Traits and Dietary Choices: A Systematic Review:
https://t.co/YcnTVcUE6Z
"...Personality seems to play a role in food selection and in the propensity to change diet"

[The Obese Brain @obesebrain]

The concept of “food addiction” helps inform the understanding of overeating and obesity.
YES: https://t.co/w9LRCb0hU6
NO: https://t.co/MvSOiY5ocT
Debate consensus: https://t.co/mt2OOurChE

[The Obese Brain @obesebrain]

Emotional Eating and Weight Status in Adolescents: A Systematic Review
https://t.co/zgPxNFkcS6
"...the results largely do not support an association between emotional eating and elevated weight status or reduced weight loss in adolescents"

[The Obese Brain @obesebrain]

The effects of motivational interviewing on children's body mass index and fat distributions: A systematic review and meta-analysis
https://t.co/RdeLQXYX6s
"...Our findings support the effectiveness of MI interventions on improving children's anthropometric outcomes"

[The Obese Brain @obesebrain]

Food Addiction and Its Relationship to Weight- and Addiction-Related Psychological Parameters in Individuals With Overweight and Obesity
https://t.co/6pq27ANJhX
"A relevant subgroup of participants experiences Food Addiction even when controlling for Binge-Eating-Disorder ..."

[The Obese Brain @obesebrain]

Orbitofrontal Cortex Connectivity is Associated With Food Reward and Body Weight in Humans
https://t.co/VAsDo4QmeQ
"high BMI relates to increased efficacy of OFC food reward systems and a low BMI to decreased efficacy"

[The Obese Brain @obesebrain]

Exploring Neural Mechanisms Related to Cognitive Control, Reward, and Affect in Eating Disorders: A Narrative Review of FMRI Studies
https://t.co/Lg8UMJ1c8l