Weight gain linked to less pleasure in eating: study
Thursday, October 16, 2008 - 14:56
in Psychology & Sociology
Overweight women may overeat because the reward centres in their brains seem to respond less than those of lean people, according to researchers who were able to able to predict weight gain based on the results of a brain imaging study.
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