Differential regulation of nucleus accumbens glutamate and GABA in obesity-prone and obesity-resistant rats

In this study by Alateeq et al. (2023), the authors sought to research the relationship between dietary magnesium intake (Mg) and middle-to-early-old age brain sizes and white matter lesions (WMLs). Using data on individuals from the UK Biobank (n = 6001) categorized by sex, ranging in age from 40 to 73, an online computerized 24-hour […]

The prevalence of obesity and the easy availability of attractive energy-dense meals highlight the urgent need for a deeper comprehension of the brain circuits that control hedonic eating (i,e., consuming food for the sole purpose of pleasure in the absence of dietary need or necessity). Both the body’s homeostatic requirements and the food’s hedonic values […]