Is there a role for higher cognitive processes in the development of obesity in humans?

S Higgs - … Transactions of the Royal Society B, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Cognition underpins the flexibility of human eating and disruption to higher cognitive
processes, such as inhibitory control and memory, and can result in increased food intake …

The relationship between diet, depression, and Alzheimer's disease: A narrative review

HSS Al Shamsi, SR Rainey‐Smith… - Molecular nutrition & …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose of Review This narrative review evaluates the role of diet in the relationship
between depression and Alzheimer's disease (AD). Recent Findings AD and depression are …

Protein tyrosine phosphatase receptor δ serves as the orexigenic asprosin receptor

I Mishra, WR Xie, JC Bournat, Y He, C Wang, ES Silva… - Cell metabolism, 2022 - cell.com
Asprosin is a fasting-induced glucogenic and centrally acting orexigenic hormone. The
olfactory receptor Olfr734 is known to be the hepatic receptor for asprosin that mediates its …

The impact of caloric availability on eating behavior and ultra-processed food reward

AL Kelly, ME Baugh, ME Oster, AG DiFeliceantonio - Appetite, 2022 - Elsevier
The food environment has changed rapidly and dramatically in the last 50 years. While
industrial food processing has increased the safety and stability of the food supply, a rapid …

AgRP neurons coordinate the mitigation of activity-based anorexia

AK Sutton Hickey, SC Duane, LE Mickelsen… - Molecular …, 2023 - nature.com
Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a debilitating and deadly disease characterized by low body mass
index due to diminished food intake, and oftentimes concurrent hyperactivity. A high …

[HTML][HTML] Brain responses and connectivity to visual meal compositions: An EEG investigation into food liking

M Lim, S Park, Y Lee, HS Kwak - Food Quality and Preference, 2023 - Elsevier
Understanding food liking, which shapes individual preferences for certain foods, is
important for enhancing consumer satisfaction, encouraging healthier eating habits, and …

Projection-targeted photopharmacology reveals distinct anxiolytic roles for presynaptic mGluR2 in prefrontal-and insula-amygdala synapses

H Munguba, I Srivastava, VA Gutzeit, A Singh, A Vijay… - Neuron, 2024 - cell.com
Dissecting how membrane receptors regulate neural circuits is critical for deciphering
principles of neuromodulation and mechanisms of drug action. Here, we use a battery of …

Brain correlates of eating disorders in response to food visual stimuli: a systematic narrative review of FMRI studies

A Celeghin, S Palermo, R Giampaolo, G Di Fini… - Brain Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
This article summarizes the results of studies in which functional magnetic resonance
imaging (fMRI) was performed to investigate the neurofunctional activations involved in …

How can physical activity facilitate a sustainable future? Reducing obesity and chronic disease

DJ Stensel - Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, 2023 - cambridge.org
This review examines the ways in which physical activity can contribute to a sustainable
future by addressing significant public health issues. The review begins by identifying …

Stimulation of GABA receptors in the lateral septum rapidly elicits food intake and mediates natural feeding

I Gabriella, A Tseng, KO Sanchez, H Shah, BG Stanley - Brain Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
The increasing prevalence of obesity and eating disorders makes identifying neural
substrates controlling eating and regulating body weight a priority. Recent studies have …