Family background obesity risk factors are related to changes in brain function

A study by the PET Center in Turku, Finland, found that obesity risk factors in family backgrounds are related to changes in brain function

Obesity is a growing global health problem, and new interventions are needed to prevent and treat obesity

-However, Tatu Kantonen, a doctoral student in the Department of Clinical Medicine at the University of Turku, said that so far, it has not been determined whether these changes are visible in the brain before a person is obese, and whether these changes will increase the risk of obesity in the future

Kantonen's research used PET imaging to study the functions of insulin, opioids and cannabinoids, and studied the changes in the brain before obesity

The results showed that family-related risk factors, such as parental obesity or diabetes, are related to changes in insulin signals in the brain of the subjects and the decline in the function of opioids and cannabis systems

-Disorders of the neural network that controls satiety and appetite can be observed before a person develops obesity.

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This research article entitled "The risk of obesity is related to changes in brain glucose metabolism and decreased availability of μ-opioids and CB1 receptors" was published in the International Journal of Obesity: https://doi.

Magazine

International Journal of Obesity

DOI

10.

Methodological research

Imaging analysis

Subject of research

people

Article title

Obesity risk is related to changes in brain glucose metabolism and decreased availability of μ-opioids and CB1 receptors

Article publication date

2-November-2021