Doctors have explained how changes in brain function affect weight problems

13.02.2023 08:37

Experts from Canada explained that quite often a person can be faced with excess weight not at all because of a special love for high-calorie and fatty foods.

Obesity is linked to changes in brain function, Nature Neuroscience reports.

Scientists conducted experiments on mice.

Overweight rodents were found to have decreased function in the brain's inhibitory signal, which is located in the lateral orbitofrontal cortex.

As you know, this part is responsible for decisions when it comes to actions and rewards.

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When the brake light was turned off, the animals worked for food even when they were full. As soon as all functions were restored, they stopped eating too much.

Doctors explained the features of psychogenic overeating. We are talking about an eating disorder when a person begins to eat too much.

This is a reaction to distress. It may be related to the loss of relatives, friends, accidents, etc.

Author: Olga Kotova Internet resource editor