Snacking Effects on the Brain Response to Foods and Satiety During Dieting

Exclusion Criteria

• •Nut or wheat allergy
• •History of bariatric surgery
• •Current eating disorder
• •Current illicit substance use
• •Current pregnancy, lactation (or less than 3 months after stopping lactation), or less than 6 months postpartum
• •Uncontrolled hypertension (\>160/100 mmHg)
• •Significant endocrine/metabolic disease kidney disease, liver disease, or blood disease that would be anticipated to affect study results
• •Taking injectable medications, sulfonylureas, or meglitinides for diabetes treatment
• •Taking weight-loss medications, or steroids within \~3 months prior to study participation (e.g., GLP-1 receptor agonists)
• •Significant mental health changes within \~3 months prior to study participation (e.g., medication adjustments, new psychiatric diagnoses, hospitalization relating to mental health concerns)
• •Neurological illnesses or injury that would be anticipated to affect MRI data
• •Weight change greater than 10% within 3 months prior to study participation
• •Currently participating in another weight-loss study
• •Not comfortable eating the study-provided meals (with allowances for dietary preferences) and/or following a highly restrictive diet (e.g., vegan)