Binge eating (BE) and obesity: brain activity and psychological measures before and after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYBG)

Brain activity in response to food cues following Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass (RYGB) in binge eating (BE) or non-binge eating (NB) individuals is understudied. Here, 15 RYGB (8 BE; 7 NB) and 13 no treatment (NT) (7 BE; 6 NB) women with obesity underwent fMRI imaging while viewing high and low energy de...

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Main Authors: Baboumian, S, Puma. L, Swencionis, C, Astbury, NM, Ho, J, Pantazatos, SP, Geliebter, A
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: MDPI 2023
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author Baboumian, S
Puma. L
Swencionis, C
Astbury, NM
Ho, J
Pantazatos, SP
Geliebter, A
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Puma. L
Swencionis, C
Astbury, NM
Ho, J
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description Brain activity in response to food cues following Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass (RYGB) in binge eating (BE) or non-binge eating (NB) individuals is understudied. Here, 15 RYGB (8 BE; 7 NB) and 13 no treatment (NT) (7 BE; 6 NB) women with obesity underwent fMRI imaging while viewing high and low energy density food (HEF and LEF, respectively) and non-food (NF) visual cues. A region of interest (ROI) analysis compared BE participants to NB participants in those undergoing RYGB surgery pre-surgery and 4 months post. Results were corrected for multiple comparisons using liberal (p < 0.006 uncorrected) and stringent (p < 0.05 FDR corrected) thresholds. Four months following RYGB (vs. no treatment (NT) control), both BE and NB participants showed greater reductions in blood oxygen level-dependent (BOLD) signals (a proxy of local brain activity) in the dorsomedial prefrontal cortex in response to HEF (vs. LEF) cues (p < 0.006). BE (vs. NB) participants showed greater increases in the precuneus (p < 0.006) and thalamic regions (p < 0.05 corrected) to food (vs. NF). For RYGB (vs. NT) participants, BE participants, but not NB participants, showed lower BOLD signal in the middle occipital gyrus (p < 0.006), whilst NB participants, but not BE participants, showed lower signal in inferior frontal gyrus (p < 0.006) in response to HEF (vs. LEF). Results suggest distinct neural mechanisms of RGYB in BE and may help lead to improved clinical treatments.
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Puma. L
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Astbury, NM
Ho, J
Pantazatos, SP
Geliebter, A
Binge eating (BE) and obesity: brain activity and psychological measures before and after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYBG)
title Binge eating (BE) and obesity: brain activity and psychological measures before and after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYBG)
title_full Binge eating (BE) and obesity: brain activity and psychological measures before and after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYBG)
title_fullStr Binge eating (BE) and obesity: brain activity and psychological measures before and after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYBG)
title_full_unstemmed Binge eating (BE) and obesity: brain activity and psychological measures before and after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYBG)
title_short Binge eating (BE) and obesity: brain activity and psychological measures before and after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYBG)
title_sort binge eating be and obesity brain activity and psychological measures before and after roux en y gastric bypass rybg
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