Eating habits, body fat related to differences in brain chemistry
NIH study ties eating in response to food cues to habit-forming region in obese adults
People who are obese may be more susceptible to environmental food cues than their lean counterparts due to differences in brain chemistry that make eating more habitual and less rewarding, according to a National Institutes of Health study published in Molecular Psychiatry.
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