Obesity continues to be among the top health concerns across the globe. Despite our failure
to contain the high prevalence of obesity, we now have a better understanding of its …

Ever since the brain was identified as an insulin-sensitive organ, evidence has rapidly
accumulated that insulin action in the brain produces multiple behavioral and metabolic …

Obesity is a major global health problem and predisposes individuals to several
comorbidities that can affect life expectancy. Interventions based on lifestyle modification (for …

Functional, molecular and genetic neuroimaging has highlighted the existence of brain
anomalies and neural vulnerability factors related to obesity and eating disorders such as …

Many eating‐related psychological constructs have been proposed to explain obesity and
overeating. However, these constructs, including food addiction, disinhibition, hedonic …

Emerging evidence from recent neuroimaging studies suggests that specific food-related
behaviors contribute to the development of obesity. The aim of this review was to report the …

Self-control is known to influence food intake and body weight. Neuroimaging studies have
used tasks that tap into different aspects of self-control. Here we conducted a coordinate …

OBJECTIVE Impaired brain insulin action has been linked to obesity, type 2 diabetes, and
neurodegenerative diseases. To date, the central nervous effects of insulin in obese humans …

Obesity ensues from an imbalance between energy intake and expenditure that results from
gene–environment interactions, which favour a positive energy balance. A society that …

Impulsivity refers to a tendency to act rapidly without full consideration of consequences. The
trait is thought to result from the interaction between high arousal responses to potential …