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The neural pathways of change: An fMRI study of the effects of behavioral change suggestions on value-based dietary decision-making.

2025-03-06 nutrition Title + abstract only
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Resolving the ambivalence between immediate cravings and long-term consequences is a key target of communication-based interventions toward behavioral change, such as motivational interviewing. Here, we aimed to understand how this ambivalence influences food preference formation and its neural mechanism. Eighty-five participants with varying body mass indices and food addiction-like symptoms underwent a motivational interviewing session during which they formulated personal reasons for (i.e., c...

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