Neural Mechanisms of Food Decision-Making in Children
- 01-09-2020
- Obesity
- Nutrition and the Brain (J Nasser, Section Editor)
Published in:
- Authors
- Oh-Ryeong Ha
- Seung-Lark Lim
- Amanda S. Bruce
- Published in
- Current Nutrition Reports | Issue 3/2020
Abstract
Purpose of Review
The goal of the current paper is to review the literature on the neural and behavioral factors involved in food decision-making in youth.
Recent Findings
Recent neuroimaging studies that employ passive viewing paradigms have found that exposure to food-related cues activate reward, motor planning, and attentional salience signals in children. Greater activations of reward signals and/or lower activations of control signals are associated with overeating and weight gain. Neuroimaging studies with decision-making paradigms have found the reward network in the brain activates during food choices, while control network activates less strongly.
Summary
Findings suggest that exposure to food cues activates reward/valuation network, but activation of control network tends to be relatively weaker in children. Hedonic aspects of foods are predominantly considered in children’s food choices, and their dietary self-control is not matured yet. The increased activation in reward network and the decreased activation in control network are associated with risk of developing obesity.
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- Title
- Neural Mechanisms of Food Decision-Making in Children
- Authors
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Oh-Ryeong Ha
Seung-Lark Lim
Amanda S. Bruce
- Publication date
- 01-09-2020
- Publisher
- Springer US
- Published in
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Current Nutrition Reports / Issue 3/2020
Electronic ISSN: 2161-3311 - DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s13668-020-00321-5
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