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Could Childhood Obesity Come Down to Mind over Matter?

Weight gain occurs when an individual's energy intake exceeds their energy expenditure -- in other words, when calories in exceed calories out. What is less well understood is the fact that, on average, nearly half of the body's energy is used by the brain during early childhood.   In a new paper published in the journal, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), "A hypothesis linking the energy demand […]

todayJune 27, 2019

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