The popular saying "you are what you eat" is literally true, according to a new person who says the diet has a profound influence on his brain. The results provide an overview of neurobiological factors behind the obesity epidemic in the world. Moreover, the study of the changes described in brain chemistry due to weight gain and diet.
Obesity is linked to increased diabetes, strokes and heart attacks, among other conditions, but new research has added another dimension to the understanding of how obesity rates have more than doubled in the last 30 years.The new results show that disturbances in sleep / wake lead to weight gain, impulsivity, slowed thinking, and other physiological and behavioral changes. This could be particularly important for people working in shifts.
The study also showed that pregnant mice fed a high fat diet produced pups that were longer, and weight had reduced insulin sensitivity – evidence of a tendency toward obesity and diabetes. Moreover, despite the longer exposure of fat diet, these puppies to forward those same characteristics to their offspring.
Feeding high-fat food to pregnant mice can affect the brain development of offspring to cause the puppies to be more prone to obesity and to engage in addictive behavior as an adult, the researchers found.They also discovered that the brains pleasure centers have become increasingly less responsive in rats fed a diet high in fat, high calorie foods – changes previously in rats in which he became addicted to cocaine or heroin.
In addition, the animals were less likely to eat a well balanced and nutritious diet, even when less healthy food has been acceptable all that was available. The discovery could have implications for humans, such as diet were similar to those of developed countries. The findings of other studies have shown that there is considerable evidence that body weight and fat mass and are inherited traits have strong genetic determinants.
This offers the possibility of identifying specific factors derived from the brain that contribute to obesity, eating behavior, and responses to food. "The brain is the basis of all behavior, including food. With the increasing rate of obesity in industrialized countries, brain research is important for understanding the underlying neurobiological responses to high-fat diet, said the conference Press moderator Dr. Ralph DiLeone, Yale University School of Medicine, an expert on the neural mechanisms of food intake and behavior.
Obesity is linked to increased diabetes, strokes and heart attacks, among other conditions, but new research has added another dimension to the understanding of how obesity rates have more than doubled in the last 30 years.The new results show that disturbances in sleep / wake lead to weight gain, impulsivity, slowed thinking, and other physiological and behavioral changes. This could be particularly important for people working in shifts.
The study also showed that pregnant mice fed a high fat diet produced pups that were longer, and weight had reduced insulin sensitivity – evidence of a tendency toward obesity and diabetes. Moreover, despite the longer exposure of fat diet, these puppies to forward those same characteristics to their offspring.
Feeding high-fat food to pregnant mice can affect the brain development of offspring to cause the puppies to be more prone to obesity and to engage in addictive behavior as an adult, the researchers found.They also discovered that the brains pleasure centers have become increasingly less responsive in rats fed a diet high in fat, high calorie foods – changes previously in rats in which he became addicted to cocaine or heroin.
In addition, the animals were less likely to eat a well balanced and nutritious diet, even when less healthy food has been acceptable all that was available. The discovery could have implications for humans, such as diet were similar to those of developed countries. The findings of other studies have shown that there is considerable evidence that body weight and fat mass and are inherited traits have strong genetic determinants.
This offers the possibility of identifying specific factors derived from the brain that contribute to obesity, eating behavior, and responses to food. "The brain is the basis of all behavior, including food. With the increasing rate of obesity in industrialized countries, brain research is important for understanding the underlying neurobiological responses to high-fat diet, said the conference Press moderator Dr. Ralph DiLeone, Yale University School of Medicine, an expert on the neural mechanisms of food intake and behavior.
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