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Weight loss interventions (both surgical and behavioral) lead to reduced neural activation in brain areas related to emotion, memory, and learning (cingulate gyrus, lentiform nucleus, precuneus) in response to visual food cues.
Successful weight loss, whether through surgery or lifestyle changes, appears to reduce the brain's intense reaction to food cues in areas related to emotion and memory. This suggests that maintaining weight loss can lead to a 'normalization' of neural responses, making it easier to resist food cues over time.
Meta-analysis of changes in neural activation post-weight loss revealed small areas of convergence across studies in brain areas related to emotion, memory, and learning, including the cingulate gyrus, lentiform nucleus, and precuneus.
Why this rating
Based on a meta-analysis of only 5 studies with small cluster sizes, indicating limited convergence.
Source
Neural Responses to Visual Food Cues According to Weight Status: A Systematic Review of Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Studies
Kirrilly Pursey et al. · Frontiers in Nutrition · 2014
DOI 10.3389/fnut.2014.00007
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