Brain cells determine obesity -- not lack of willpower
Wednesday, September 8, 2010 - 10:28
in Health & Medicine
An international study has discovered the reason why some people who eat a high-fat diet remain slim, yet others pile on the weight. The study found that a high-fat diet causes brain cells to become insulated from the body preventing vital signals, which tell the body to stop eating and to burn energy, from reaching the brain efficiently.