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Obesity is associated with decreased prefrontal cortex activity and decreases in goal-directed decision-making, which influences food intake.
Recognize that obesity involves physiological changes in the brain, specifically decreased prefrontal cortex activity and goal-directed decision-making. This means relying solely on willpower is biologically harder for individuals with obesity, and strategies should account for these neural differences (e.g., environmental changes, behavioral training).
It is well established that obesity is associated with decreased prefrontal cortex activity and decreases in goal-directed decision-making (30,31), a prefrontal cortex–driven behavior known to influence food intake.
Why this rating
Described as 'well established' by imaging studies.
Source
What Should I Eat and Why? The Environmental, Genetic, and Behavioral Determinants of Food Choice: Summary from a Pennington Scientific Symposium
Emily Qualls‐Creekmore et al. · Obesity · 2020
DOI 10.1002/oby.22806
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