Nutrition & Healing · ScienceDaily Fitness · August 13, 2026

A surprising brain discovery could help explain why we overeat fatty foods

A protein inside appetite-controlling brain cells may play an important role in preventing overeating and obesity, particularly when high-fat foods are readily available. Unexpected differences between males and females could also help explain why obesity risk—and responses to weight-loss drugs—can vary.

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