The effect of hunger and satiety on mood-related food craving

This 2020 study examined the brain network arrangement of 67 older adults with obesity (65‐85 years, BMI = 35‐42 kg/m2) in 2 sets of brain regions (regions of interest [ROIs] 1 and 2) to investigate its association with the participants’ baseline measures of hedonic hunger (the Power of Food Scale) and self‐control for food intake (the Weight […]

This 2018 review aimed at describing and explaining the relationships between mood disturbances and the development of obesity, also exposes the recent findings that obesity can arise from the likes of depression, anxiety, PTSD, and severe stresses, not only through “carbohydrate craving” (consuming foods high in carbohydrates and fats to enhance brain serotonin synthesis and […]