Differentiating the abnormalities of food and monetary reward cue processing associated with overweight/obesity: an ALE meta-analysis

Key Points

• Overweight individuals show significant abnormalities in reward processing related to food cues, but not monetary cues.
• The meta-analysis utilized functional neuroimaging data across multiple studies to assess processing differences.
• Results highlight the distinct neural mechanisms involved in food versus monetary reward cues in relation to obesity.
• Further investigation is needed to link these findings to behavioral interventions for obesity treatment.