Changes in food reward during weight management interventions - a systematic review.

Pauline OustricC GibbonsK BeaulieuJ BlundellG Finlayson

Published in: Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity (2018)

Food reward appears to decrease rather than increase during weight management interventions. Future studies specifically targeting the hedonic aspects of food intake (liking/wanting) are needed to gain a better understanding of how to uncouple the obesogenic relationship between food reward and overeating.

Keyphrases

physical activity
body mass index
human health
weight loss
prefrontal cortex
risk assessment
body weight
climate change
case control