Does obesity related eating behaviors only affect chronic diseases? A nationwide study of university students in China

According to Lutter & Nestler (2009), the control of food intake depends on the homeostatic and hedonic (pleasure-related) pathways. The increased desire to eat upon depletion of energy stores is referred to as the homeostatic control, but these pathways can be overridden by hedonic or reward-based regulation even at times of relative energy abundance by […]

The use of mobile phones has followed similar trends to the prevalence of obesity across the world. Mobile phones emit radio frequency-modulated electromagnetic fields (RF-EMFs) that predominantly bombard the user’s head, leading to alterations in brain glucose metabolism and neuronal excitability. On the other hand, the brain is also responsible for regulating food intake and […]