2017
Evaluation of a web-based cognitive behavioral smoking cessation treatment for overweight/obese smokers
White MA, Ivezaj V, Grilo CM. Evaluation of a web-based cognitive behavioral smoking cessation treatment for overweight/obese smokers. Journal Of Health Psychology 2017, 24: 1796-1806. PMID: 28810442, DOI: 10.1177/1359105317701560.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmoking cessation treatmentCessation treatmentObese smokersCognitive-behavioral treatmentBehavioral treatmentCognitive-behavioral smoking cessation treatmentBehavioral smoking cessation treatmentNicotine replacement therapyOverweight/obesityCessation ratesReplacement therapyRegular smokersStandard treatmentHealth educationLarger studySmokersPerson assessmentPilot studyCommunity volunteersTreatmentLess weightKey outcomesParticipantsObesityTherapy
2014
Heightened vagal activity during high-calorie food presentation in obese compared with non-obese individuals—Results of a pilot study
Udo T, Weinberger AH, Grilo CM, Brownell KD, DiLeone RJ, Lampert R, Matlin SL, Yanagisawa K, McKee SA. Heightened vagal activity during high-calorie food presentation in obese compared with non-obese individuals—Results of a pilot study. Obesity Research & Clinical Practice 2014, 8: e258-e265. PMID: 24847667, PMCID: PMC4031442, DOI: 10.1016/j.orcp.2013.05.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-obese individualsHigh-calorie food itemsVagal activityObese individualsHF-HRVHigh-frequency heart rate variabilityHeart rate variabilityConsumption of foodPalatable foodFood itemsAppetitive behaviorCue reactivityPilot studyFood presentationRate variabilityFood cuesFood deprivationObesePotential roleMood statesHRVFurther investigationPresentationInductionMood induction
2013
A pilot study linking reduced fronto–Striatal recruitment during reward processing to persistent bingeing following treatment for binge‐eating disorder
Balodis IM, Grilo CM, Kober H, Worhunsky PD, White MA, Stevens MC, Pearlson GD, Potenza MN. A pilot study linking reduced fronto–Striatal recruitment during reward processing to persistent bingeing following treatment for binge‐eating disorder. International Journal Of Eating Disorders 2013, 47: 376-384. PMID: 24729034, PMCID: PMC3986812, DOI: 10.1002/eat.22204.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBinge-eating disorderFunctional magnetic resonance imagingReward processingMonetary incentive delay taskInferior frontal gyrusIncentive delay taskBinge-eating statusMedial prefrontal cortexBrain reward circuitryNeural correlatesDelay taskSpecific brain regionsFrontal gyrusNeurobiological underpinningsOutcome phasePrefrontal cortexReward circuitryVentral striatumAnticipatory phaseBrain regionsTreatment outcomesDiminished recruitmentProcessingMagnetic resonance imagingIndividuals
2012
Modeling the effects of positive and negative mood on the ability to resist eating in obese and non-obese individuals
Udo T, Grilo CM, Brownell KD, Weinberger AH, DiLeone RJ, McKee SA. Modeling the effects of positive and negative mood on the ability to resist eating in obese and non-obese individuals. Eating Behaviors 2012, 14: 40-46. PMID: 23265400, PMCID: PMC3633072, DOI: 10.1016/j.eatbeh.2012.10.010.Peer-Reviewed Original Research