Obesity In Adolescence May Harm Brain Regions Controlling Appetite, Emotion, Cognitive Function,

reported, “Obesity in adolescence may harm regions of the brain that control appetite, emotion and cognitive function,” researchers concluded after “studying MRI scans of 59 overweight teenagers and comparing them with 60 more from healthy individuals.” Using “‘diffusion tensor imaging,’ or DTI, to track the diffusion of water along the brain’s signal-carrying white matter tracts,” researchers “noticed damage to key parts of the brain.” The findings were presented at a medical conference. https://www.radiologybusiness.com/topics/care-delivery/teen-obesity-damage-brains-regulate-appetite-mri