Throughout the study, functional MRI (fMRI) scans measured the participants' brain activity. They found that those who consumed extra junk food had similar brain activity as individuals who ...

New study finds that obesity reduces a specific brain chemical, lowering the desire to consume high-calorie foods. Boosting ...

A junk-food binge can affect your brain long ... and one week later—researchers used functional MRI (fMRI) scans to measure the participants’ brain activity. But they didn’t simply measure ...

Researchers found that chronic high-fat diets reduce neurotensin, a brain peptide that enhances dopamine-driven food pleasure ...

Study found that reduced neurotensin in obese mice prevented dopamine from triggering the usual pleasure response to ...

Eating too much of your favourite junk food may lead to brain changes that ... in eating than those who are a healthy weight, with brain scans showing reduced activity in pleasure-related regions ...

Your brain's chemistry fuels food cravings. Learn how dopamine, cortisol, and other chemicals drive your appetite and how to ...

New research has revealed dopamine and weight gain be more related than scientists previously thought they were.

Published in Nature, the study reveals a surprising discovery: long-term consumption of high-fat foods may dull the brain’s ...

Ever wondered why you can't stop craving junk food? It's not just about taste—it's brain chemistry! Discover how unhealthy eating messes with your mind. Junk food weakens the brain's control centre, ...

Brain scans of obese individuals show reduced activity ... "A natural inclination toward junk food is not inherently bad -- but losing it could further exacerbate obesity," said Stephan Lammel ...