What can food-image tasks teach us about anorexia nervosa? A systematic review
Abstract A salient feature of anorexia nervosa (AN) is the persistent and severe restriction of food, such that dietary intake is inadequate to maintain a healthy body weight. Experimental tasks and paradigms have used illness-relevant stimuli, namely food images, to study the eating-specific neuroc...
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| description | Abstract A salient feature of anorexia nervosa (AN) is the persistent and severe restriction of food, such that dietary intake is inadequate to maintain a healthy body weight. Experimental tasks and paradigms have used illness-relevant stimuli, namely food images, to study the eating-specific neurocognitive mechanisms that promote food avoidance. This systematic review, completed in accordance with PRISMA guidelines, identified and critically evaluated paradigms involving images of food that have been used to study AN. There were 50 eligible studies, published before March 10th 2018, identified from Medline and PsychINFO searches, and reference screening. Studies using food image-based paradigms were categorised into three methodologic approaches: neuropsychology, neurophysiology, and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). Paradigms were reviewed with a focus on how well they address phenomena central to AN. Across tasks, differences between individuals with AN and healthy peers have been identified, with the most consistent findings in the area of reward processing. Measuring task performance alongside actual eating behaviour, and using experimental manipulations to probe causality, may advance understanding of the mechanisms of illness in AN. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2f2fcfdf108040149c3aa3f96bcb82c92023-02-02T00:28:06ZengBMCJournal of Eating Disorders2050-29742018-11-016111810.1186/s40337-018-0217-zWhat can food-image tasks teach us about anorexia nervosa? A systematic reviewE. Caitlin Lloyd0Joanna E. Steinglass1Centre for Exercise, Nutrition and Health Sciences, School for Policy Studies, University of BristolDepartment of Psychiatry, Columbia University Irving Medical CenterAbstract A salient feature of anorexia nervosa (AN) is the persistent and severe restriction of food, such that dietary intake is inadequate to maintain a healthy body weight. Experimental tasks and paradigms have used illness-relevant stimuli, namely food images, to study the eating-specific neurocognitive mechanisms that promote food avoidance. This systematic review, completed in accordance with PRISMA guidelines, identified and critically evaluated paradigms involving images of food that have been used to study AN. There were 50 eligible studies, published before March 10th 2018, identified from Medline and PsychINFO searches, and reference screening. Studies using food image-based paradigms were categorised into three methodologic approaches: neuropsychology, neurophysiology, and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). Paradigms were reviewed with a focus on how well they address phenomena central to AN. Across tasks, differences between individuals with AN and healthy peers have been identified, with the most consistent findings in the area of reward processing. Measuring task performance alongside actual eating behaviour, and using experimental manipulations to probe causality, may advance understanding of the mechanisms of illness in AN.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40337-018-0217-zAnorexia nervosaEating behaviourFood stimuliEating disordersCognitive neurosciencefMRI |
| spellingShingle | E. Caitlin Lloyd Joanna E. Steinglass What can food-image tasks teach us about anorexia nervosa? A systematic review Journal of Eating Disorders Anorexia nervosa Eating behaviour Food stimuli Eating disorders Cognitive neuroscience fMRI |
| title | What can food-image tasks teach us about anorexia nervosa? A systematic review |
| title_full | What can food-image tasks teach us about anorexia nervosa? A systematic review |
| title_fullStr | What can food-image tasks teach us about anorexia nervosa? A systematic review |
| title_full_unstemmed | What can food-image tasks teach us about anorexia nervosa? A systematic review |
| title_short | What can food-image tasks teach us about anorexia nervosa? A systematic review |
| title_sort | what can food image tasks teach us about anorexia nervosa a systematic review |
| topic | Anorexia nervosa Eating behaviour Food stimuli Eating disorders Cognitive neuroscience fMRI |
| url | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40337-018-0217-z |
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