by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory CSHL Professor Bo Li has discovered a group of neurons, shown here in green, in the brain’s amygdala that drive mice to eat even when they’re not hungry. The neurons activate in response to fatty and sugary foods and trigger a behavior called hedonic eating—when mice eat for pleasure instead...
Blame your nose, which sniffs out high fat, calorie-dense food NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY Sleep-deprived subjects gobbled doughnuts and potato chips Brain zeroes in on smells of energy-rich food After sleepless night, your ‘tired’ nose fails to talk to brain regions directing food choices CHICAGO — When you’re sleep deprived, you tend to reach for doughnuts, fries...
Study underscores heart benefits of lifestyles with balanced eating and less sedentary time AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY WASHINGTON (March 6, 2019) — The small lifestyle choices we make each day add up when it comes to hearthealth. In a new two-pronged study being presented at the American College of Cardiology’s 68th Annual Scientific Session, people who spent less...
We know that the children of obese parents are prone to obesity themselves New research from the University of Zurich found that female mice who ate fatty diets had offspring that were more prone to obesity The risk was passed down to their grandchildren and great-grandchildren too Fatty foods seem to alter genes to predispose the animals to have metabolic disorders...
