NAPAG-ALAMAN ng mga Australyanong scientist na maaaring “wired” ang utak ng mga taong obese sa pagnanais na makakain ng matatabang pagkain.
Iniimbestigahan ng mga researcher mula Bio-Medicine Discovery Institute sa Monash University ang messaging system ng utak at katawan sa paghahangad na madiskubre ang neurological cause ng obesity.
“There is no question the brain is the key site regulating appetite and obesity,” saad ni Associate Professor Zane Andrews ng Monash sa News Limited noong Huwebes.
“There are a number of genetic mutations that increase the risk of obesity and the majority are located somewhere in the brain.
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“It is a control issue, but it’s not a wilful conscious decision because in obesity, the brain doesn’t perceive information correctly from the body.”
Ibinahagi ni Andrews na nakatuon ang kanyang pansin sa mga brain cell na responsable para maramdaman ang pagkagutom, na nakakaimpluwensiya rin sa motivation at reward.
Sinabi niya na nakita sa maagang resulta na ang utak ng mga taong obese ay hindi nagpapadala ng mensahe para sa sabihan ang katawan na sapat na ang naimbak na enerhiya.
“Essentially, when we are hungry, our brains say we need food, specifically energy-rich sugary and fatty foods that are going to overcome an energy debt or feeling hungry,” ani Andrews.
“This is similar to what may be occurring in brains from obese people.”
“What we think is the problem in obesity is that those cells are not receiving or sensing the signals to say the person is full so they keep firing, causing people to continue eating,” ani Andrews. (PNA)
