Weight Loss Impacts Risky Decisions in Obesity

Risk decision making is shaped by individual psychological and metabolic state. Individuals with obesity show not only altered risk behavior, but also metabolic and psychological abnormalities. The aim of the present study was to investigate whether a substantial weight loss in individuals with severe obesity will 1) normalize their metabolic and psychological state and 2) will change their pattern of decision guidance.

Source: Clinical Nutrition - April 11, 2024 Category: Nutrition Authors: Beatrix Keweloh, Damiano Terenzi, Eva Froehlich, Carol Coricelli, Paula St ürmer, Nathalie Rohmann, Perdita Wietzke-Braun, Alexia Beckmann, Matthias Laudes, Soyoung Q. Park Source Type: research