Study suggests weight may affect food impulses

CHICAGO — Thin people may be able to summon more mental defenses to resist tempting, high-calorie foods than obese people, U.S. researchers said Monday.
Brain scans of thin people who looked at pictures of high-calorie foods showed increased activity in a region of the brain used for impulse control, but obese people showed little activity in this region, the researchers found.
Read full article >> Rob Stein 20 Sep, 2011
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