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  • A lower olfactory capacity is related to higher circulating concentrations of endocannabinoid 2-arachidonoylglycerol and higher body Mass index in women.
    Pastor, Antonio; Fernández Aranda, Fernando; Fitó Colomer, Montserrat; Jiménez Murcia, Susana; Botella, Cristina; Fernández Real, Jose M.; Frühbeck, Gema; Tinahones Madueño, Francisco José; Fagundo, Ana B.; Rodríguez Rodríguez, Juan Francisco; Agüera, Zaida; Langohr, Klaus; Casanueva, Felipe F.; Torre Fornell, Rafael de la (Public Library of Science , 2016)
    The endocannabinoid (eCB) system can promote food intake by increasing odor detection in mice. The eCB system is over-active in human obesity. Our aim is to measure circulating eCB concentrations and olfactory capacity in ...
  • Abnormal Social Reward Responses in Anorexia Nervosa: An fMRI Study.
    Via, Esther; Soriano Mas, Carles; Sánchez, Isabel; Forcano, Laura; Harrison, Ben J.; Davey, Christopher G.; Pujol, Jesús; Martínez Zalacaín, Ignacio; Menchón, José M.; Fernández Aranda, Fernando; Cardoner, Narcís (Public Library of Science, 2015)
    Patients with anorexia nervosa (AN) display impaired social interactions, implicated in the development and prognosis of the disorder. Importantly, social behavior is modulated by reward-based processes, and dysfunctional ...
  • Altered brain-derived neurotrophic factor blood levels and gene variability are associated with anorexia and bulimia
    Mercader Bigas, Josep Maria; Ribasés, Marta; Gratacós Mayora, Mònica; González Ruiz, Juan Ramón; Bayés, Mònica; Cid Ibeas, Rafael de; Badía, Anna; Fernández Aranda, Fernando; Estivill, Xavier, 1955- (John Wiley & Sons, 2007)
    Murine models and association studies in eating disorder (ED) patients have shown a role for the brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in eating behavior. Some studies have shown association of BDNF -270C/T single-nucleotide ...
  • An increase in visceral fat is associated with a decrease in the taste and olfactory capacity
    Fernandez-Garcia, Jose Carlos; Alcaide, Juan; Santiago-Fernandez, Concepcion; Roca-Rodriguez, M.M.; Agüera, Zaida; Baños, Rosa M.; Botella, Cristina; Torre Fornell, Rafael de la; Fernández Real, Jose M.; Frühbeck, Gema; Gómez Ambrosi, Javier; Jiménez Murcia, Susana; Menchón, José M.; Casanueva, Felipe F.; Fernández Aranda, Fernando; Tinahones Madueño, Francisco José; Garrido-Sanchez, Lourdes (Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2017)
    Introduction: Sensory factors may play an important role in the determination of appetite and food choices. Also, some adipokines may alter or predict the perception and pleasantness of specific odors. We aimed to analyze ...
  • Association of anandamide and 2-arachidonoylglycerol concentrations with clinical features and body mass index in eating disorders and obesity
    Baenas, Isabel; Miranda-Olivos, Romina; Granero, Roser; Solé Morata, Neus, 1988-; Sánchez, Isabel; Pastor, Antonio; Pino-Gutiérrez, Amparo del; Codina, Ester; Tinahones Madueño, Francisco José; Fernández-Formoso, José A.; Vilarrasa, Nuria; Guerrero-Pérez, Fernando; Lopez-Urdiales, Rafael; Virgili, Núria; Soriano-Mas, Carles; Jiménez Murcia, Susana; Torre Fornell, Rafael de la; Fernández Aranda, Fernando (Cambridge University Press, 2023)
    Background: Anandamide (AEA) and 2-arachidonoylglycerol (2-AG) play a pivotal role in stimulating motivational behavior toward food and energy metabolism. Aberrant functioning of the endocannabinoid system has been observed ...
  • Association of irisin with fat mass, resting energy expenditure, and daily activity in conditions of extreme body mass index
    Pardo, María Luisa; Crujeiras, Ana B.; Amil, María; Agüera, Zaida; Jiménez Murcia, Susana; Baños, Rosa M.; Botella, Cristina; Torre Fornell, Rafael de la; Estivill, Xavier, 1955-; Fagundo, Ana B.; Fernández Real, Jose M.; Fernández García, José C.; Frühbeck, Gema; Gómez Ambrosi, Javier; Rodríguez, Roser; Tinahones Madueño, Francisco José; Fernández Aranda, Fernando; Casanueva, Felipe F. (Hindawi, 2014)
    FNDC5/irisin has been recently postulated as beneficial in the treatment of obesity and diabetes because it is induced in muscle by exercise, increasing energy expenditure. However, recent reports have shown that WAT also ...
  • Association of NTRK3 and its interaction with NGF suggest an altered cross-regulation of the neurotrophin signaling pathway in eating disorders
    Mercader Bigas, Josep Maria; Saus Martínez, Ester; Agüera, Zaida; Bayés, Mònica; Boni, Claudette; Carreras, Anna; Cellini, Elena; Cid Ibeas, Rafael de; Dierssen, Mara; Escaramís, Geòrgia; Fernández Aranda, Fernando; Forcano, Laura; Gallego, Xavier; González Ruiz, Juan Ramón; Gorwood, Philip; Hebebrand, Johannes; Hinney, Anke; Nacmias, Benedetta; Puig, Anna; Ribasés, Marta; Ricca, Valdo; Romo, Lucía; Sorbi, Sandro; Versini, Audrey; Gratacós Mayora, Mònica; Estivill, Xavier, 1955- (Oxford University Press, 2008)
    Eating disorders (EDs) are complex psychiatric diseases that include anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa, and have higher than 50% heritability. Previous studies have found association of BDNF and NTRK2 to ED, while animal ...
  • Associations between neuropsychological performance and appetite-regulating hormones in anorexia nervosa and healthy controls: Ghrelin's putative role as a mediator of decision-making
    Paslakis, Georgios; Tinahones Madueño, Francisco José; Fitó Colomer, Montserrat; Fernández Aranda, Fernando (Elsevier, 2019)
    Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a severe eating disorder accompanied by alterations in endocrinological circuits and deficits in neuropsychological performance. In this study, a series of appetite-regulating hormones (ghrelin, ...
  • Blood levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor correlate with several psychopathological symptoms in anorexia nervosa patients
    Mercader Bigas, Josep Maria; Fernández Aranda, Fernando; Gratacós Mayora, Mònica; Ribasés, Marta; Badía, Anna; Villarejo, Cynthia; Solano, Raquel; González Ruiz, Juan Ramón; Vallejo, Julio; Estivill, Xavier, 1955- (Karger (S. Karger AG), 2007)
    Background: Evidence of a role of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in the pathophysiology of eating disorders (ED) has been provided by association studies and by murine models. BDNF plasma levels have been found ...
  • Changes in body composition in anorexia nervosa: predictors of recovery and treatment outcome.
    Agüera, Zaida; Torre Fornell, Rafael de la; Fernández Aranda, Fernando (Public Library of Science, 2015)
    The restoration of body composition (BC) parameters is considered to be one of the most important goals in the treatment of patients with anorexia nervosa (AN). However, little is known about differences between AN diagnostic ...
  • Correction: Impulsivity is longitudinally associated with healthy and unhealthy dietary patterns in individuals with overweight or obesity and metabolic syndrome within the framework of the PREDIMED-Plus trial
    Gómez Martínez, Carlos; Babio, Nancy; Júlvez Calvo, Jordi; Nishi, Stephanie; Fernández Aranda, Fernando; Martínez-González, Miguel A.; Cuenca-Royo, Aida; Fernández, Rebeca; Jiménez Murcia, Susana; Torre Fornell, Rafael de la; Pintó Sala, Xavier; Bloemendaal, Mirjam; Fitó Colomer, Montserrat; Corella, Dolores; Arias, Alejandro; Salas Salvadó, Jordi (BioMed Central, 2022)
  • Decision Making Impairment: A Shared Vulnerability in Obesity, Gambling Disorder and Substance Use Disorders?
    Mallorquí-Bagué, Nuria; Fagundo, Ana B.; Jiménez Murcia, Susana; Torre Fornell, Rafael de la; Baños, Rosa M.; Botella, Cristina; Casanueva, Felipe F.; Crujeiras, Ana B.; Fernández García, José C.; Fernández Real, Jose M.; Frühbeck, Gema; Granero, Roser; Rodríguez, Amaia; Tolosa-Sola, Iris; Ortega, Francesc; Tinahones Madueño, Francisco José; Alvarez-Moya, Eva; Ochoa, Cristian; Menchón, José M.; Fernández Aranda, Fernando (Public Library of Science (PLoS) , 2016)
    INTRODUCTION: Addictions are associated with decision making impairments. The present study explores decision making in Substance use disorder (SUD), Gambling disorder (GD) and Obesity (OB) when assessed by Iowa Gambling ...
  • Effects of a psychosocial intervention at one-year follow-up in a PREDIMED-plus sample with obesity and metabolic syndrome
    Mallorquí Bagué, Joaquim; Lozano Madrid, María; Vintró Alcaraz, Cristina; Forcano, Laura; Díaz López, Andrés; Galera, Ana; Fernández-Carrión, Rebeca; Granero, Roser; Jiménez Murcia, Susana; Corella, Dolores; Pintó Sala, Xavier; Cuenca Royo, Aida Ma, 1981-; Bulló, Mònica; Salas Salvadó, Jordi; Torre Fornell, Rafael de la; Fernández Aranda, Fernando (Nature Research, 2021)
    This study examines if overweight/obesity are related to higher impulsivity, food addiction and depressive symptoms, and if these variables could be modified after 1 year of a multimodal intervention (diet, physical activity, ...
  • Executive functions profile in extreme eating/weight conditions: from anorexia nervosa to obesity
    Fagundo, Ana B.; Torre Fornell, Rafael de la; Jiménez Murcia, Susana; Agüera, Zaida; Granero, Roser; Tárrega, Salomé; Botella, Cristina; Baños, Rosa M.; Fernández Real, Jose M.; Rodríguez, Roser; Forcano, Laura; Frühbeck, Gema; Gómez Ambrosi, Javier; Tinahones Madueño, Francisco José; Fernández García, José C.; Casanueva, Felipe F.; Fernández Aranda, Fernando (Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2012)
    Background: Extreme weight conditions (EWC) groups along a continuum may share some biological risk factors and intermediate neurocognitive phenotypes. A core cognitive trait in EWC appears to be executive dysfunction, ...
  • Exploring the influence of circulating endocannabinoids and nucleus accumbens functional connectivity on anorexia nervosa severity
    Miranda-Olivos, Romina; Baenas, Isabel; Steward, Trevor; Granero, Roser; Pastor, Antonio; Sánchez, Isabel; Juaneda-Seguí, Asier; Pino-Gutiérrez, Amparo del; Fernández-Formoso, José A.; Vilarrasa, Nuria; Guerrero-Pérez, Fernando; Virgili, Núria; López-Urdiales, Rafael; Jiménez Murcia, Susana; Torre Fornell, Rafael de la; Soriano Mas, Carles; Fernández Aranda, Fernando (Nature Research, 2023)
    Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a severe psychiatric disorder characterized by a harmful persistence of self-imposed starvation resulting in significant weight loss. Research suggests that alterations in the nucleus accumbens ...
  • Impulsive personality traits predicted weight loss in individuals with type 2 diabetes after 3 years of lifestyle interventions
    Testa, Giulia; Camacho Barcia, Lucía; Gómez Martínez, Carlos; Mora-Maltas, Bernat; Torre Fornell, Rafael de la; Pintó Sala, Xavier; Corella, Dolores; Granero, Roser; Cuenca Royo, Aida Ma, 1981-; Jiménez Murcia, Susana; Babio, Nancy; Fernández-Carrión, Rebeca; Esteve Luque, Virginia; Forcano, Laura; Ni, Jiaqi; Malcampo, Mireia; De Las Heras-Delgado, Sara; Fitó Colomer, Montserrat; Salas Salvadó, Jordi; Fernández Aranda, Fernando (MDPI, 2022)
    Impulsivity has been associated with type 2 diabetes (T2D) and may negatively impact its management. This study aimed to investigate impulsive personality traits in an older adult population with T2D and their predicting ...
  • Impulsivity is longitudinally associated with healthy and unhealthy dietary patterns in individuals with overweight or obesity and metabolic syndrome within the framework of the PREDIMED-Plus trial
    Gómez Martínez, Carlos; Babio, Nancy; Júlvez Calvo, Jordi; Nishi, Stephanie; Fernández Aranda, Fernando; Martínez-González, Miguel A.; Cuenca Royo, Aida Ma, 1981-; Fernández, Rebeca; Jiménez Murcia, Susana; Torre Fornell, Rafael de la; Pintó Sala, Xavier; Bloemendaal, Mirjam; Fitó Colomer, Montserrat; Corella, Dolores; Arias, Alejandro; Salas-Salvadó, Jordi (BioMed Central, 2022)
    Background: Few studies have analyzed the associations between impulsivity and dietary patterns. Some of them have shown a cross-sectional inverse relationship between impulsivity and healthy diet scores, whereas others ...
  • Interplay between cognition and weight reduction in individuals following a mediterranean diet: three-year follow-up of the PREDIMED-plus trial
    Soldevila-Domenech, Natalia; Forcano, Laura; Vintró Alcaraz, Cristina; Cuenca Royo, Aida Ma, 1981-; Pintó Sala, Xavier; Jiménez Murcia, Susana; García-Gavilán, J.F.; Nishi, Stephanie; Babio, Nancy; Gomis González, Maria, 1988-; Corella, Dolores; Sorlí, José Vicente; Fernández-Carrión, Rebeca; Martínez-González, Miguel A.; Martí, Amelia; Salas-Salvadó, Jordi; Castañer, Olga; Fernández Aranda, Fernando; Torre Fornell, Rafael de la (Elsevier, 2021)
    Background & aims: Some cognitive profiles might facilitate successful weight loss and its maintenance. Also, weight reductions may result in cognitive benefits. However, little work to date has examined the interactions ...
  • Metabolic, affective and neurocognitive characterization of metabolic syndrome patients with and without food addiction. Implications for weight progression
    Camacho Barcia, Lucía; Munguía, Lucero; Lucas, Ignacio; Torre Fornell, Rafael de la; Salas Salvadó, Jordi; Pintó Sala, Xavier; Corella, Dolores; Granero, Roser; Jiménez Murcia, Susana; González Monje, Inmaculada; Esteve Luque, Virginia; Cuenca Royo, Aida Ma, 1981-; Gómez Martínez, Carlos; Paz-Graniel, Indira; Forcano, Laura; Fernández Aranda, Fernando (MDPI, 2021)
    According to the food addiction (FA) model, the consumption of certain types of food could be potentially addictive and can lead to changes in intake regulation. We aimed to describe metabolic parameters, dietary ...
  • Metformin use and cognitive function in older adults with type 2 diabetes following a mediterranean diet intervention
    Soldevila-Domenech, Natalia; Cuenca Royo, Aida Ma, 1981-; Babio, Nancy; Forcano, Laura; Nishi, Stephanie; Vintró Alcaraz, Cristina; Gómez Martínez, Carlos; Jiménez Murcia, Susana; Fernández-Carrión, Rebeca; Gomis González, Maria, 1988-; Alvarez-Sala, Andrea; Carlos, Silvia; Pintó Sala, Xavier; Corella, Dolores; Díez Espino, Javier; Castañer, Olga; Fernández Aranda, Fernando; Salas Salvadó, Jordi; Torre Fornell, Rafael de la (Frontiers, 2021)
    Background and Purpose: Both adherence to the Mediterranean diet (MedDiet) and the use of metformin could benefit the cognitive performance of individuals with type 2 diabetes, but evidence is still controversial. We ...