Brain Pathway Responsible For Obesity Found: Too Many Calories Send Brain Off Kilter
Thursday, October 2, 2008 - 22:28
in Biology & Nature
An overload of calories throws critical portions of the brain out of whack, reveals a new study. That response in the brain's hypothalamus -- the "headquarters" for maintaining energy balance -- can happen even in the absence of any weight gain, according to the new studies in mice.