Association Between Regular Physical Activity and Food-Specific Inhibitory Control in Young Chinese Adults: An fMRI Study.

ABSTRACT: Background/Objectives: Physical activity (PA) has been associated with better inhibitory control (IC), which may support self-regulatory processes related to eating. However, whether regular PA is related to food-specific IC and its neural correlates remains insufficiently understood. This cross-sectional study aimed to examine the relationship between regular PA, behavioral performance, and neural correlates of IC, with a focus on high-reward food-related contexts. Methods: Sixty-one healthy right-handed young Chinese adults were classified into a regular physical activity group (RPG; n = 30, 24 males) or an inactive group (IAG; n = 31, 17 males) based on self-reported frequency and volume of PA. Stop-signal tasks performed during functional MRI under high-calo

SUBMITTER: Liu Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12899968 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature