Neurocomputational mechanisms of food and physical activity decision-making in male adolescents.

ABSTRACT: We examined the neurocomputational mechanisms in which male adolescents make food and physical activity decisions and how those processes are influenced by body weight and physical activity levels. After physical activity and dietary assessments, thirty-eight males ages 14-18 completed the behavioral rating and fMRI decision tasks for food and physical activity items. The food and physical activity self-control decisions were significantly correlated with each other. In both, taste- or enjoyment-oriented processes were negatively associated with successful self-control decisions, while health-oriented processes were positively associated. The correlation between taste/enjoyment and healthy attribute ratings predicted actual laboratory food intake and physical activities (2-week activity mo

SUBMITTER: Lim SL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10105706 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature