Brain functional and structural magnetic resonance imaging of obesity and weight loss interventions

G Li, Y Hu, W Zhang, J Wang, W Ji, P Manza… - Molecular …, 2023 - nature.com
Obesity has tripled over the past 40 years to become a major public health issue, as it is
linked with increased mortality and elevated risk for various physical and neuropsychiatric …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of sugar consumption on stress driven, emotional and addictive behaviors

A Jacques, N Chaaya, K Beecher, SA Ali… - Neuroscience & …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract In 2016 the World Health Organization reported 39% of the world's adult population
(over 18 y) was overweight, with western countries such as Australia and the United States …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of gut hormones on the neural circuit of appetite and satiety: A systematic review

D Zanchi, A Depoorter, L Egloff, S Haller… - Neuroscience & …, 2017 - Elsevier
The brain–gut-axis is an interdependent system affecting neural functions and controlling
our eating behaviour. In recent decades, neuroimaging techniques have facilitated its …

Role of addiction and stress neurobiology on food intake and obesity

R Sinha - Biological psychology, 2018 - Elsevier
The US remains at the forefront of a global obesity epidemic with a significant negative
impact on public health. While it is well known that a balance between energy intake and …

Childhood obesity and the associated rise in cardiometabolic complications

S Caprio, N Santoro, R Weiss - Nature metabolism, 2020 - nature.com
Childhood obesity is one of the most serious global public-health challenges of the twenty-
first century. Over the past four decades, the number of children and adolescents with …

Ultraprocessed food: addictive, toxic, and ready for regulation

RH Lustig - Nutrients, 2020 - mdpi.com
Past public health crises (eg, tobacco, alcohol, opioids, cholera, human immunodeficiency
virus (HIV), lead, pollution, venereal disease, even coronavirus (COVID-19) have been met …

Adolescent obesity and dietary decision making—a brain-health perspective

CJ Lowe, JB Morton, AC Reichelt - The Lancet Child & Adolescent …, 2020 - thelancet.com
Adolescence represents a key period of brain development underpinned by the ongoing
maturation of the prefrontal cortex—a brain region involved in the regulation of behaviour …

Is the calorie concept a real solution to the obesity epidemic?

S Camacho, A Ruppel - Global health action, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Background: The obesity epidemic has been growing steadily across the whole world, and
so far not a single country has been able to reverse it. The cause of obesity is stated by the …

Functional connectivity of the nucleus accumbens and changes in appetite in patients with depression

NB Kroemer, N Opel, V Teckentrup, M Li… - JAMA …, 2022 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Major depressive disorder (MDD) is characterized by a substantial burden on
health, including changes in appetite and body weight. Heterogeneity of depressive …

Children exposed to maternal obesity or gestational diabetes mellitus during early fetal development have hypothalamic alterations that predict future weight gain

KA Page, S Luo, X Wang, T Chow, J Alves… - Diabetes …, 2019 - Am Diabetes Assoc
OBJECTIVE Exposure in utero to maternal obesity or gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is
linked to a high risk for obesity in offspring. Animal studies suggest that these exposures …