Structural and functional characteristics of the brain and their role in the development of eating behaviour in obesity: A review

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Obesity is a major public health problem that requires new approaches. Despite all interventions, the behavioural and therapeutic interventions developed have demonstrated limited effectiveness in curbing the obesity epidemic. Findings from imaging studies of the brain suggest the existence of neural vulnerabilities and structural changes that are associated with the development of obesity and eating disorders. This review highlights the clinical relevance of brain neuroimaging research in obese individuals to prevent risky behaviour, early diagnosis, and the development of new safer and more effective treatments.

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Iuliia G. Samoilova

Siberian State Medical University

Email: darvas_42@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-2667-4842

доктор медицинских наук, профессор заведующая кафедрой педиатрии с курсом эндокринологии

Russian Federation, Tomsk

Daria V. Podchinenova

Siberian State Medical University

Author for correspondence.
Email: darvas_42@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-6212-4568

кандидат медицинских наук, доцент кафедры педиатрии с курсом эндокринологии

Russian Federation, Tomsk

Mariia V. Matveeva

Siberian State Medical University

Email: darvas_42@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-9966-6686

доктор медицинских наук, проф. кафедры педиатрии с курсом эндокринологии

Russian Federation, Tomsk

Dmitry A. Kudlay

Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University); National Research Center – Institute of Immunology

Email: darvas_42@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-1878-4467

член-кор. РАН, доктор медицинских наук, профессор кафедры фармакологии Института фармации, ведущий научный сотрудник лаборатории персонализированной медицины и молекулярной иммунологии №71

Russian Federation, Moscow; Moscow

Oxana A. Oleynik

Siberian State Medical University

Email: darvas_42@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-2915-384X

кандидат медицинских наук, доцент кафедры педиатрии с курсом эндокринологии

Russian Federation, Tomsk

Ivan V. Tolmachev

Siberian State Medical University

Email: darvas_42@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-2888-5539

кандидат медицинских наук, доцент кафедры медицинской и биологической кибернетики

Russian Federation, Tomsk

Irina S. Kaverina

Siberian State Medical University

Email: darvas_42@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-9748-482X

научный сотрудник научно-образовательной лаборатории «Бионические цифровые платформы» ФГБОУ ВО

Russian Federation, Tomsk

Tamara D. Vachadze

Siberian State Medical University

Email: darvas_42@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-6384-1972

ординатор кафедры педиатрии с курсом эндокринологии

Russian Federation, Tomsk

Margarita A. Kovarenko

Siberian State Medical University

Email: darvas_42@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-5012-0364

кандидат медицинских наук, ассистент кафедры педиатрии с курсом эндокринологии

Russian Federation, Tomsk

Olga A. Loginova

Siberian State Medical University

Email: darvas_42@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-8836-0814

ординатор кафедры общей врачебной практики и поликлинической терапии

Russian Federation, Tomsk

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