A study has shown that fatty foods can reduce the brain’s ability to regulate calorie intake and can lead to overeating and weight gain.
“This disrupts the signaling to the stomach and delays how it empties,” Browning explained. “[It triggers] the normal signaling pathway to control the stomach and over time, astrocytes seem to desensitize to the high-fat food.”normal or high-fat diet Researchers have found that regularly eating high-fat and high-caloric foods can change the neurological pathways in your brain.
Browning said they are let to find out if the loss of astrocyte activity is the cause of overeating or that it occurs in response to the overeating, but says the discovery of the disruption of a pathway between the brain and stomach could pave the way for an anti-obesity pill that targets the neurons in the brain.
“We are eager to find out whether it is possible to reactivate the brain’s apparent lost ability to regulate calorie intake,” Browning said. “If this is the case, it could lead to interventions to help restore calorie regulation in humans.” According to the CDC, over 41% of adults in America are obese, which increases their risk of cardiovascular disease and Type 2 diabetes.
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