Scientists have found: the brains of overweight people share a common feature
Researchers from the University of Cambridge conducted a study to see if overweight people have a common feature associated with their brains.To do this, they studied the hypothalamus in people of different weights using an algorithm that analyzed MRI scans of the brains of more than a thousand volunteers. It turned out that overweight people have a noticeably larger hypothalamus than those with normal weight. Particularly prominent are the areas that control appetite, that is, the feeling of hunger and satisfaction with food.
It is still unclear what is the root cause: either excess weight causes an increase in the hypothalamus, or a large hypothalamus "feeds" increased appetite. Although, according to scientists, the first option is more likely, it remains to be proven. The results are published in the scientific journal NeuroImage Clinical.