Obesity is a major health challenge facing many people throughout the world. Increased
consumption of palatable, high-caloric foods is one of the major drivers of obesity. Both …

Objective Binge eating, a core diagnostic symptom in binge eating disorder and bulimia
nervosa, increases the risk of multiple physiological and psychiatric disorders. The …

Recent studies show a link between the gut microbiota and the regulation of satiety and
energy intake, processes that contribute to the development and pathophysiology of …

Despite obesity declared a disease, there still exists considerable weight stigma in both
popular culture and health care, which negatively impacts policy making regarding …

The genetic polymorphisms involved in the physiopathology of binge eating disorder (BED)
are currently unclear. This systematic review aims to highlight and summarize the research …

Although several epidemiologic and animal studies have revealed correlations between
obesity and neurodegenerative disorders, such as Parkinson disease (PD), the underlying …

Objective To regulate food intake, our brain constantly integrates external cues, such as the
incentive value of a potential food reward, with internal state signals, such as hunger …

A significant contributor to the obesity epidemic is the overconsumption of highly palatable,
energy dense foods. Chronic intake of palatable foods is associated with neuroadaptations …

The contribution of high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) to metabolic disorder and obesity,
independent of high fat, energy-rich diets, is controversial. While high-fat diets are widely …

Dopamine has long been implicated as a critical neural substrate mediating anorexia
nervosa (AN). Despite nearly 50 years of research, the putative direction of change in …