Greater Reward-Related Neuronal Response to Hedonic Foods in Women Compared with Men.

Kristina T LeggetMarc-Andre CornierDaniel H BessesenBrianne MohlElizabeth A ThomasJason R Tregellas

Published in: Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) (2017)

Greater fasted responses to hedonic food cues in reward-related brain regions were observed in women compared with men, suggesting that women may be more sensitive to the reward value of hedonic foods than men when fasted. This may indicate sex-dependent neurophysiology underlying eating behaviors.

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