The effects of prefrontal cortex transranial direct current stimulation (TDCS)on food craving in adults -research review

Abstract

According to the latest study released by the Lancet, more than 1 billion people in the world are living with obesity. Moreover, obesity among adults has more than doubled since 1990, and has quadrupled among children and adolescents (Phelps et al., 2024). Food craving plays an important role in etiology of obesity and overweight. Craving, has been defined as „an irresistible urge to consume” and has been associated with both overeating and substance abuse (Wang et al., 2004).