Greater emotional eating scores associated with reduced frontolimbic activation to palatable taste in adolescents. (8th April 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Bohon, Cara
• Is Part Of: Obesity. Volume 22:Number 8(2014:Aug.)
• Page Start: 1814
• Page End: 1820
• Publication Date: 2014-04-08
• Subjects: Obesity -- Periodicals; 616.398005
• DOI: 10.1002/oby.20759
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1930-7381

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main"> <title> <x xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <sec id="oby20759-sec-0001" sec-type="section"> <title>Objective</title> <p>This study examined the relation between self‐reported emotional eating scores and frontolimbic brain response to palatable taste in adolescents.</p> </sec> <sec id="oby20759-sec-0002" sec-type="section"> <title>Methods</title> <p>Participants included 162 adolescents (mean BMI percentile = 52.7, range 3‐90). Participants completed a self‐report survey assessing emotional eating and underwent functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) while viewing pictures signaling subsequent delivery of a chocolate milkshake or a control taste and receiving the corresponding taste.</p> </sec> <sec id="oby20759-sec-0003" sec-type="section"> <title>Results</title> <p>Results revealed no significant relation between emotional eating scores and brain response to anticipation of receipt of milkshake. In response to milkshake taste receipt, emotional eating scores were negatively related to activation in the right thalamus, the left insula and orbitofrontal cortex, and bilateral putamen and caudate. These findings remained significant after controlling for body mass index and body fat percentage.</p> </sec> <sec id="oby20759-sec-0004" sec-type="section"> <title>Conclusions</title> <p>The current results are discussed in the context of findings of reduced reward activation to palatable taste receipt in obese adults and adolescents.</p> </sec> </abstract>