Associations of reward sensitivity with food consumption, activity pattern, and BMI in children

Decker, Annelies De; Sioen, Isabelle; Verbeken, Sandra; Braet, Caroline; Michels, Nathalie; Henauw, Stefaan De

doi:10.1016/j.appet.2016.02.028

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“…Thereby, RS was measured with a questionnaire that is easily and practically applicable for prevention purposes. The suggested increased risk for high RS girls is assumed to be explained by a higher vulnerability to palatable food cues in the environment (Paquet et al, 2010), followed by a higher motivation to obtain the food and resulting in higher consumption of these energy-dense foods (De Cock et al, 2016;De Decker et al, 2016). However, this was not tested in the current study.…”

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“…Cross-sectional studies on this association in children reported a positive association with BMI but did not consider sex differences (De Decker et al, 2016;Verbeken et al, 2012). In young adults, a longitudinal study did not find a significant relation between scores on a different general RS-questionnaire and FMI increase, but no sex differences were tested (Finlayson, Cecil, Higgs, Hill, & Hetherington, 2012).…”

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“…Using a general RS questionnaire, cross-sectional studies have reported higher consumption of palatable food (De Cock et al, 2016;De Decker et al, 2016;Paquet et al, 2010), food cravings (Franken & Muris, 2005), over-eating (Davis et al, 2007), and overweight (Davis & Fox, 2008;De Decker et al, 2016;Dietrich, Federbusch, Grellmann, Villringer, & Horstmann, 2014;Verbeken, Braet, Lammertyn, Goossens, & Moens, 2012) with higher RS. Some of these studies differentiated by sex and reported that this relation was primarily present in females (De Cock et al, 2016;Dietrich et al, 2014).…”

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Fat and lean tissue accretion in relation to reward motivation in children

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Abstract'Reward sensitivity' explains inter-individual differences in the motivation to obtain rewards when reward cues are perceived. This psychobiological trait has been linked to higher consumption of palatable food when exposed to palatable food cues. The current study aims to examine if reward sensitivity explains differences in patterns of fat and lean tissue accretion over time in children. A longitudinal observational study with measurement waves in 2011 (baseline), 2012, 2013, and 2015 was conducted. The sample was a population-based Flemish cohort of children (n=446, 50% boys and 5.5 to 12 years at baseline; 38.8% of the baseline sample also participated in 2015). Baseline reward sensitivity of the children was assessed by parent ratings on the Drive subscale of the Behavioral Inhibition System/Behavioral Approach System scales. Age-and sex-independent Fat and Lean Mass Index z-scores (zFMI and zLMI respectively) were computed for each study wave based on air-displacement plethysmography. In girls, but not boys, reward sensitivity was positively associated with the baseline zFMI and zLMI (95% confidence intervals of unstandardized estimates: 0.01 to 0.11 and 0.01 to 0.10 respectively, P values 0.01 and 0.02 respectively). Further, reward sensitivity explained 14.8% and 11.6% of the change in girls' zFMI and zLMI respectively over four years: the zFMI and zLMI increased and decreased respectively in high reward sensitive girls (95% confidence intervals of unstandardized estimates: 0.01 to 0.11 and -0.12 to -0.01 respectively, P values 0.01 and 0.02 respectively). Hence, girls high in reward sensitivity had significantly higher adiposity gain over four years parallel with lower increase in lean mass than was expected on the basis of their age and height. These results may help to identify appropriate targets for interventions for obesity prevention.

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“…In children and adolescents, RS has been positively associated with palatable food consumption [17,18]. Moreover, food cue responsiveness has been identified as a mediator of the relation between RS and palatable food consumption in adolescents [16].…”

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“…1). In this context, fast food is seen as a relevant category of palatable, energydense, nutrient-poor food; its consumption frequency has already been related to RS in a previous study [18]. In addition, it is assumed that the moderation effect of the parameter 'unhealthy home environment' is exerted on the relation between food cue responsiveness and the fast-food consumption frequency based on theory (i.e.…”

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Palatable food consumption in children: interplay between (food) reward motivation and the home food environment

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The findings point at the importance of the home food environment in children high in reward sensitivity. They suggest to limit the home availability of unhealthy foods. What is Known: • Reward sensitivity (RS) is positively associated with children's palatable food consumption • In adolescents, this effect is mediated by food cue responsiveness, which determines the strength of an individual's motivation to obtain food when perceiving food cues What is New: • Children high in RS may be more vulnerable to palatable food cues in their everyday food environment because of a higher food cue responsiveness • The home food environment may be an important determining factor of the palatable food consumption of these children.

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Smaller subcortical volume relates to greater weight gain in girls with initially healthy weight

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ObjectiveAmong 3614 youth who were 9 to 12 years old and initially did not have overweight or obesity (12% [n = 385] developed overweight or obesity), we examined the natural progression of weight gain and brain structure development during a 2‐year period with a high risk for obesity (e.g., pre‐ and early adolescence) to determine the following: 1) whether variation in maturational trajectories of the brain regions contributes to weight gain; and/or 2) whether weight gain contributes to altered brain development.MethodsData were gathered from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study. Linear mixed‐effects regression models controlled for puberty, caregiver education, handedness, and intracranial volume (random effects: magnetic resonance scanner [MRI] scanner and participant). Because pubertal development occurs earlier in girls, analyses were stratified by sex.ResultsFor girls, but not boys, independent of puberty, greater increases in BMI were driven by smaller volumes over time in the bilateral accumbens, amygdala, hippocampus, and thalamus, right caudate and ventral diencephalon, and left pallidum (all p < 0.05).ConclusionsThe results suggest a potential phenotype for identifying obesity risk because underlying differences among regions involved in food intake were related to greater weight gain in girls, but not in boys. Importantly, 2 years of weight gain may not be sufficient to alter brain development, highlighting early puberty as a critical time to prevent negative neurological outcomes.

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Associations of reward sensitivity with food consumption, activity pattern, and BMI in children

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Fat and lean tissue accretion in relation to reward motivation in children

Fat and lean tissue accretion in relation to reward motivation in children

Palatable food consumption in children: interplay between (food) reward motivation and the home food environment

Smaller subcortical volume relates to greater weight gain in girls with initially healthy weight

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