2023
Association between specific types of parent stressors and fast-food consumption among parents and children
Bautista T, Fogelman N, Lartigue S, Silverman W, Jastreboff A, Sinha R. Association between specific types of parent stressors and fast-food consumption among parents and children. Eating Behaviors 2023, 49: 101724. PMID: 37054487, PMCID: PMC10247538, DOI: 10.1016/j.eatbeh.2023.101724.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHousehold chaosParent stressorsYoung childrenOnly significant predictorSignificant predictorsFast food consumptionStress interventionsSeparate regression modelsParentsSpecific typesYear oldsChildrenStressorsFast food intakeChildren's fast food consumptionPredictorsFinal modelHealthy foodsOldsBehaviorStressInterventionTurnBody mass indexFindings
2022
459 Parenting Stress and Drinking to Cope Association with Early Childhood Risk Behaviors
Bautista T, Sinha R, Silverman W, Jastreboff A. 459 Parenting Stress and Drinking to Cope Association with Early Childhood Risk Behaviors. Journal Of Clinical And Translational Science 2022, 6: 91-91. PMCID: PMC9209252, DOI: 10.1017/cts.2022.269.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchParenting Stress IndexPerceived Stress ScaleChild behaviorAttention problemsMaladaptive coping responseGreater attention problemsParent-child dyadsDevereux Early Childhood AssessmentStress reduction interventionsAdaptive coping mechanismsChild attention problemsMean parent ageEarly Childhood AssessmentThird-variable effectsHigher aggression scoresChild socioemotionalParent stressCoping responsesParenting stressCOPE InventoryMotivation circuitsSubjective stressNegative behaviorsChild developmentBehavioral concerns
2018
Hyperinsulinemia Invokes Greater Brain Perfusion in Reward and Motivation Regions in Obesity
GROSKREUTZ D, SINHA R, LACADIE C, LAM W, HAMZA M, SCHMIDT C, SEO D, HWANG J, BELFORT-DEAGUIAR R, LEVENTHAL J, ROSENBERG S, PARIKH L, CONSTABLE T, SHERWIN R, JASTREBOFF A. Hyperinsulinemia Invokes Greater Brain Perfusion in Reward and Motivation Regions in Obesity. Diabetes 2018, 67 DOI: 10.2337/db18-365-or.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCerebral blood flowElevated insulin levelsInsulin levelsFunctional magnetic resonance imagingLean humansObese humansHour oral glucose tolerance testOral glucose tolerance testSetting of hyperinsulinemiaGlucose tolerance testEuglycemic hyperinsulinemic clampEffect of hyperinsulinemiaAnterior cingulate cortexMagnetic resonance imagingWhole-brain analysisFood-seeking behaviorMiddle temporal gyrusMannKind CorporationCBF responseCNS effectsSatiety factorTolerance testBrain perfusionOB groupLN group
2017
Stress, cortisol, and other appetite‐related hormones: Prospective prediction of 6‐month changes in food cravings and weight
Chao AM, Jastreboff AM, White MA, Grilo CM, Sinha R. Stress, cortisol, and other appetite‐related hormones: Prospective prediction of 6‐month changes in food cravings and weight. Obesity 2017, 25: 713-720. PMID: 28349668, PMCID: PMC5373497, DOI: 10.1002/oby.21790.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFuture weight gainAppetite-related hormonesFood cravingsChronic stressWeight gainProspective community cohortFood Craving InventoryTotal ghrelinCommunity cohortBlood drawMorning cortisolClinical covariatesHormone levelsBody weightCortisol responseHigher food cravingsHigher cortisolCortisolCumulative Adversity InterviewCravingLinear mixed modelsBaselineGhrelinHormoneMonths
2013
Stress as a Common Risk Factor for Obesity and Addiction
Sinha R, Jastreboff AM. Stress as a Common Risk Factor for Obesity and Addiction. Biological Psychiatry 2013, 73: 827-835. PMID: 23541000, PMCID: PMC3658316, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2013.01.032.BooksConceptsNeurobiology of stressHP foodsIncentive salienceFood motivationIntegrative heuristic modelFood-related motivationDevelopment of addictionBiology of stressNeural mechanismsNeurobiological mechanismsAddiction relapsePalatable foodAddictive drugsAllostatic loadMotivationRisk factorsSalienceHigh levelsNeurobiologyHeuristic modelEnergy homeostasisWeight gainAddictionFuture directionsDopaminergic activity