2024
Low‐calorie diet‐induced weight loss is associated with altered brain connectivity and food desire in obesity
Hoang H, Lacadie C, Hwang J, Lam K, Elshafie A, Rosenberg S, Watt C, Sinha R, Constable R, Savoye M, Seo D, Belfort‐DeAguiar R. Low‐calorie diet‐induced weight loss is associated with altered brain connectivity and food desire in obesity. Obesity 2024, 32: 1362-1372. PMID: 38831482, PMCID: PMC11211061, DOI: 10.1002/oby.24046.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFunctional magnetic resonance imagingIntrinsic connectivity distributionDiet-induced weight lossBrain connectivityAssociated with altered brain connectivityLow-calorie dietEating behavior changesShort-term low-calorie dietRight hippocampusTemporal cortexBrain networksWeight lossBrain clustersEffects of diet-induced weight lossGroup differencesFood desireGlucose levelsDiagnosis of type 2 diabetesBehavioral changesMagnetic resonance imagingType 2 diabetesBrainLeptin levelsFood intakeResonance imaging
2022
Stress-level glucocorticoids increase fasting hunger and decrease cerebral blood flow in regions regulating eating
Bini J, Parikh L, Lacadie C, Hwang JJ, Shah S, Rosenberg SB, Seo D, Lam K, Hamza M, De Aguiar RB, Constable T, Sherwin RS, Sinha R, Jastreboff AM. Stress-level glucocorticoids increase fasting hunger and decrease cerebral blood flow in regions regulating eating. NeuroImage Clinical 2022, 36: 103202. PMID: 36126514, PMCID: PMC9486604, DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2022.103202.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCerebral blood flowRegional cerebral blood flowBlood flowMetabolic hormonesRandomized double-blind cross-over designDouble-blind cross-over designStress level glucocorticoidsPrimary sensory cortexPerfusion magnetic resonanceCross-over designMedial temporal gyrusWhole-brain voxelMedial brainstemSaline daysOvernight infusionCBF responseHunger ratingsPlasma insulinGlucocorticoid effectsHedonic signalsObesity riskLimbic regionsFood intakeNeural regulationDistinct brain networks