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Obesity Pathogenesis
Obesity is associated with taste, reward, and behavioral control brain abnormalities
August 28th, 2006
Obesity is associated with brain abnormalities in areas of taste, reward, and behavioral control. According to recent research published in the journal Neuroimage, "Obesity is accompanied by damage to several tissues. Overweight is a risk factor for Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative disorders. Whether structural abnormalities associated with excess body fat may also occur in the brain is unknown." "We sought to determine to what extent excess body fat is associated with regional alterations in brain structure using voxel-based morphometry (VBM), a whole-brain unbiased technique based upon high-definition 3D magnetic resonance...
Source: Mental Health Weekly Digest (2006-08-28)
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