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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

Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–September 9, 2014.  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 External Web Site Policy.

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Co-authors Kevin Hall, Ph.D. (left) and Juen Guo, Ph.D. (right) examine PET data.

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