Obesity is a complex, chronic medical condition with a major negative impact on human
health. 1 Over the last 30 years, there has been an exponential growth in the prevalence of …

Background The global prevalence of childhood and adolescent obesity is high. Lifestyle
changes towards a healthy diet, increased physical activity and reduced sedentary activities …

In order to pursue the long-term goal of losing weight, a dieter needs to resist the urge to eat
appealing, tasty foods. Beside sufficient motivation to resist these foods, dieters also need …

The ability to exercise appropriate inhibitory control is critical in the regulation of body
weight, but the exact mechanisms are not known. In this systematic review, we identified 37 …

Childhood obesity rates have risen dramatically over the past few decades. Although obesity
has been linked to poorer neurocognitive functioning in adults, much less is known about …

Scientific interest in “food addiction” is growing, but the topic remains controversial. One
critique of “food addiction” is its high degree of phenotypic overlap with binge eating …

Impulsivity towards food has been recognized as a potential factor leading to increased food
intake in obesity. Patients suffering from binge eating disorder (BED) form a specific …

Self-report and behavioral data suggest that impulsivity may contribute to the development
and maintenance of obesity. Neuroimaging studies implicate a widespread neural network …

Altered inhibitory control (response inhibition, reward-based inhibition, cognitive inhibition,
reversal learning) has been implicated in eating disorders (EDs) and obesity. It is unclear …

Heightened impulsivity and inefficient inhibitory control are increasingly recognized as risk
factors for unhealthy eating and obesity but the underlying processes are not fully …