Effects of 3-week total meal replacement vs. typical food-based diet on human brain functional magnetic resonance imaging food-cue reactivity and functional connectivity in people with obesity.

CONCLUSIONS: Greater weight loss and reduced cravings, coupled with stronger activations and potential negative modulation of the food reward related regions by the dlPFC during exposure to visual food cues is consistent with increased executive control in TMR vs. TD.
PMID: 28958900 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Appetite - September 25, 2017 Category: Nutrition Authors: Kahathuduwa CN, Davis T, O'Boyle M, Boyd LA, Chin SH, Paniukov D, Binks M Tags: Appetite Source Type: research