Research Shows Some May Be Wired for Wider Waists
Thursday, August 5, 2010 - 14:21
in Psychology & Sociology
(PhysOrg.com) -- Development of obesity may be predetermined by how neurons in the brain are plugged together. New research from the University of Cincinnati (UC) shows that the amount of weight gained from eating fatty foods may be decided by the wiring of specific neurocircuitry in the hypothalamus.