BACKGROUND. Food intake is guided by homeostatic needs and by the reward value of
food, yet the exact relation between the two remains unclear. The aim of this study was to …

The anticipation of the pleasure derived from food intake drives the motivation to eat, and
hence facilitate overconsumption of food, which ultimately results in obesity. Brain imaging …

In humans, food is considered a powerful primary reinforcer, whereas money is a secondary
reinforcer, as it gains a value through learning experience. Here, we aimed to identify the …

The notion that eating is intimately related to feelings of pleasure is not new. Indeed, in an
environment characterised by many varied and palatable foods, hedonistic drives are likely …

Objectives Food intake in obesity has been found to be reward-based and less contingent
on homeostatic needs. Accordingly, previous studies investigating neural processing of food …

With the rising prevalence of obesity, hedonic eating has become an important theme in
obesity research. Hedonic eating is thought to be that driven by the reward of food …

Food is consumed in order to maintain energy balance at homeostatic levels. In addition,
palatable food is also consumed for its hedonic properties independent of energy status …

Objective Weight loss maintenance is one of the biggest challenges in behavioral weight
loss programs. The present study aimed to examine metabolic influences on the mesolimbic …

Objectives: Food craving is a driving force for overeating and obesity. However, the
relationship between brain mechanisms involved in its regulation and weight status is still an …

New data illustrates that different aspects of hedonic intake and food reward are coded in a
distributed brain network. In particular, as our obesogenic environment facilitates access to …