An investigation to determine if differences exist in cardio-metabolic profiles and neural reward responses in Australian adults with and without food addiction, and if a behavioural intervention for addictive eating influences these outcomes in those with food addiction.

niversity of Newcastle0 个研究点目标入组 40 人开始时间: 2021年9月1日最近更新: 2023年4月3日

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•Key inclusion criteria: Individuals with and without food addiction (assessed by the Yale Food Addiction Scale) living in the Newcastle area, NSW (Australia) who are proficient in English, with access to the internet, and able to visit the Hunter Medical Research Institute (Kookaburra Circuit, New Lambton Heights, NSW) for two assessment sessions 3-months apart. Additional inclusion criteria include BMI equal to or greater than 20 kg/m2, body mass less than 150kg (due to the table weight limit of the fMRI scanner), being right-handed, having normal or corrected-to-normal vision (i.e. wearing glasses), having no metallic or electronic implants, able to lie supine in the fMRI scanner for 1 hour and to perform computer-based tasks.

•Individuals with a BMI less than 18.5 kg/m2, or those with purging behaviours (as identified by the Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire, EDEQ, in the eligibility screen) or those with severe psychiatric illness (e.g. schizophrenia or bipolar disorder) or self-reported neurological or psychological illness/health condition.

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niversity of Newcastle