Low-grade inflammation in obesity causes low-effort food choice
Judith M Scholing, Rinke Stienstra, Lisette Olsthoorn, Marijn S. Hendriksz, Catharina M. Mulders‐Manders, Ruben van den Bosch, Esther Aarts
This study shows that low-grade inflammation in obesity reduces effortful food choices by increasing aversion to effort and altering dmPFC processing.
Brain Behavior and Immunity · Sep 14, 2026Peer-reviewedNeuroscience