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