A brain reward gene influences food choices in the first years of life

Tuesday, November 26, 2013 - 12:30 in Biology & Nature

Research has suggested that a particular gene in the brain’s reward system contributes to overeating and obesity in adults. This same variant has now been linked to childhood obesity and tasty...

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