Obese Kids May Have Difficulty Resisting Food Because Of How Their Brain Is Wired.

Obese children may have difficulty resisting food because of how their brain is wired,” a study scheduled for presentation at the Radiological Society of North America’s annual meeting suggests. The MRI study involving 30 kids ranging in age from six to 10 revealed that “food smells activated the parts of their brains related to impulsive behavior and obsessive-compulsive disorder,” something that did not occur in youngsters whose weight was “normal” and “healthy.” http://consumer.healthday.com/cognitive-health-information-26/brain-health-news-80/could-obesity-be-wired-into-some-children-s-brains-705334.html