Research Suggests Link Between Brain Activity and Maintaining a Healthy Diet

Research Suggests Link Between Brain Activity and Maintaining a Healthy Diet

Research Suggests Link , Between Brain Activity and , Maintaining a Healthy Diet.

Research Suggests Link , Between Brain Activity and , Maintaining a Healthy Diet.

'Newsweek' reports that neuroscientists have discovered a link between an individual's dietary choices and specific brain activity patterns.

According to scientists at Queen's University at Kingston, connections exist between body mass index (BMI) and certain brain states necessary to achieve goals.

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The team looked at data from three MRI studies involving 123 participants making food choices under a number of different conditions.

The team looked at data from three MRI studies involving 123 participants making food choices under a number of different conditions.

Scientists compared the brain activity patterns from when participants chose food they normally eat, versus when they were instructed to focus on healthy foods.

Scientists compared the brain activity patterns from when participants chose food they normally eat, versus when they were instructed to focus on healthy foods.

Scientists compared the brain activity patterns from when participants chose food they normally eat, versus when they were instructed to focus on healthy foods.

'Newsweek' reports that the results offer insight into how variables are integrated by the brain and how that impacts dietary control.

The findings suggest that the number of large-scale brain pattern reconfigurations necessary to influence behavior may determine if people struggle to maintain dietary control.

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The findings suggest that the number of large-scale brain pattern reconfigurations necessary to influence behavior may determine if people struggle to maintain dietary control.

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The team's findings were published in the journal 'PNAS.'

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Other recent studies have also identified specific areas of the brain that are associated with dietary regulation.

Other recent studies have also identified specific areas of the brain that are associated with dietary regulation.

A 2020 study published in 'Science Advances' details how the brain's ventral pallidum region is related to dietary preferences.

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A 2020 study published in 'Science Advances' details how the brain's ventral pallidum region is related to dietary preferences.

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Another study, published in the 'Journal of Neuroscience' in 2018, found that people with more grey matter volume made more disciplined food choices.

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Another study, published in the 'Journal of Neuroscience' in 2018, found that people with more grey matter volume made more disciplined food choices.