Too many calories send the brain off kilter

An overload of calories throws critical portions of the brain out of whack, reveals a study in the October 3rd issue of the journal Cell, a Cell Press publication. That response in the brain's hypothalamus—the "headquarters" for maintaining energy balance -- can happen even in the absence of any weight gain, according to the new studies in mice.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news142172555.html">Too many calories send the brain off kilter</a></p> <p>An overload of calories throws critical portions of the brain out of whack, reveals a study in the October 3rd issue of the journal <I>Cell,</I> a Cell Press publication. That response in the brain's hypothalamus—the "headquarters" for maintaining energy balance -- can happen even in the absence of any weight gain, according to the new studies in mice.</p>