Behavioural and neuroimaging studies of food reward after bariatric surgery for obesity

BACKGROUND Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) surgery is the most effective treatment for obesity and has greater efficacy for weight loss than gastric banding (BAND) surgery. The superior weight loss seen after RYGB may result from profoundly different effects on food hedonics and reward brought about...

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Main Author: Scholtz, Samantha
Other Authors: Bell, Jimmy; Goldstone, Anthony; Le Roux, Carel
Published: Imperial College London 2013
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.650659