Strengths and limits
obesity
OBESITY
Use of a weight-matched control group is a strength of the study, as differences in inhibitory control across weight groups have been demonstrated [Although our findings contrast with prior literature showing differences in neural underpinnings of inhibitory control among adults with and without BE, this preliminary study adds to growing literature on the role of cognitive reappraisal in obesity/BE. The Crave–Resist task engaged activation of the medial superior frontal gyrus, dorsolateral areas, and middle frontal gyrus among adults with obesity. However, significant differences in PFC activation during food-related cognitive reappraisal between individuals with or without BE were not detected, potentially due to the limitations of the methods used to study these phenomena. Future research is needed with multimodal assessment, larger samples and longitudinal designs to further determine the precise neural signatures of BE among adults with obesity.