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Ultra-Processed Foods May Rewire Children’s Brains, Heightening Responses to Tempting Snacks and Linking to Future Weight Gain
A compelling new study published in JAMA Network Open has shed light on a biological mechanism that may help explain the complex relationship between ultra-processed foods (UPFs) and childhood obesity. Researchers have discovered that children who consume higher amounts of these products demonstrate heightened activity in the brain’s reward centers when exposed to images of…
