Appetitive characteristics are associated with child adiposity, but their biological
underpinnings are unclear. We sought to investigate the neural correlates of psychometric …

We come into the world with enduring predispositions towards food, which interact with
environmental factors to influence our eating behaviors and weight trajectories. But our fates …

Objective We used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to assess brain regions
associated with food choices between appetizing (ie, high sugar, high fat) and plain food in …

Dramatic increases in childhood obesity necessitate a more complete understanding of
neural mechanisms of hunger and satiation in pediatric populations. In this study, normal …

One out of three adults in the United States is clinically obese. Excess food intake is
associated with food motivation, which has been found to be higher in obese compared to …

Background Rates of adolescent obesity and overweight are high. The offspring of
overweight parents are at increased risk of becoming obese later in life. Investigating neural …

Summary Background/Objectives Neuroimaging investigations of brain pathways involved
in reward and motivation have primarily focused on adults. This study sought to identify brain …

Objective: To investigate the neural mechanisms of food motivation in children and
adolescents, and examine brain activation differences between healthy weight (HW) and …

Appetitive traits are associated with body weight. Increased understanding of how appetitive
traits evolve from early life could advance research on obesity risk and inform intervention …

Modern food environments are conducive to overeating and weight gain, but not everyone
develops obesity. One reason for this may be that individuals differ in appetitive …