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Childhood obesity linked to structural differences in key brain regions

24 October 2019

Obesity in children is associated with differences in brain structure in regions linked to cognitive control compared to the brains of children who are normal weight, according to new research from the University of Cambridge.

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Brains of overweight people ‘ten years older’ than lean counterparts at middle-age

04 August 2016

From middle-age, the brains of obese individuals display differences in white matter similar to those in lean individuals ten years their senior, according to new research led by the University of Cambridge. White matter is the tissue that connects areas of the brain and allows for information to be communicated between regions.

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