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Food, Mood and Mental Health

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Mood, Food, and Obesity

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Category: Food, Mood and Mental Health
Hits: 20
ID: 150
  • Study Status: Published
  • Study Type: Review
  • Study Location: Global

Study Title
Mood, Food, and Obesity

Principal Investigator
Minati Singh

Affiliation
Department of Pediatrics, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA

Start Date
Not specified

End Date
Not specified

Study Objective
To review the complex bi-directional relationship between mood, food intake, and obesity, and to explore how emotional and psychological factors influence eating behavior and, consequently, obesity.

Short Abstract
This article reviews the complex interplay between food intake, mood, and obesity. It discusses how food consumption, which triggers dopamine production, activates reward centers in the brain and may lead to overeating and obesity. The paper also explores the role of emotional eating, how mood disorders like depression and anxiety are linked to abnormal eating behaviors, and how the brain’s reward system plays a central role in these interactions. It highlights the neurobiological mechanisms, particularly dopamine and serotonin, that govern food-related behaviors.

Study Design
Review of human and animal studies

Population
Humans and animal models

Sample Size
Not applicable (review)

Inclusion Criteria
Studies discussing the relationship between mood, food intake, and obesity, including biological factors like dopamine and serotonin

Exclusion Criteria
Studies unrelated to the interaction of mood and food intake in obesity

Intervention/Exposure
Food consumption patterns, emotional eating, brain signaling pathways, and reward systems

Outcome Measures
Obesity, emotional eating, food choice, mood disorders (depression, anxiety), activation of reward centers

Funding Source
Not specified

Collaborating Institutions
University of Iowa

Ethics Approval
Not applicable (review)

Publication Status
Published in Frontiers in Psychology, September 2014

Keywords
Mood, food, obesity, emotional eating, dopamine, serotonin, reward systems

Data Collection Methods
Review of existing literature on the bi-directional relationship between food, mood, and obesity, sourced from both human and animal studies

Primary Data Availability
Not applicable

Contact Information
Minati Singh (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)