A Biopsychobehavioral Investigation of Withdrawal from Ultra-Processed Food in Humans
This is a sub-award with the University of Michigan

This research study builds upon the investigators' preliminary findings that women with food addiction exhibit increased neural activation in reward-related regions (e.g., striatum) to an ultra-processed (UP) food cue (i.e., chocolate milkshake). Investigators are investigating whether removing UP food from the diet leads to a similar increase in reward-related neural responses, which could pose a major obstacle to successful dietary change.

Investigators

Principal Investigator, ORI
Ashley Gearhardt
Principal Investigator, University of Michigan
Project Start Date

09/15/2022

Project End Date

06/30/2027

Funding Agency

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

Current Status

Active and recruiting by invitation