Kids’ brain responses to food depend on their body composition
Research using brain imaging technology has revealed a brain response pattern in children that might represent a step along the path to childhood obesity.
July 8, 2015 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: along-the-path, brain-response, diet, imaging-technology, might-represent, nutrition, oncalldiets, path, the-path, using-brain
Junk Food More Appealing When Sleep-Restricted
The sight of unhealthy food during a period of sleep restriction activated reward centers in the brain that were less active when participants had adequate sleep, according to a new study using brain scans to better understand the link between sleep restriction and obesity. Researchers from St…
June 12, 2012 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: activated-reward, between-sleep, brain, new-study, nutritional counseling, on call diets, oncalldiets, the-brain, understand-the-link, unhealthy-food, using-brain