When food is involved, obese women have a deficit in reward-based learning. Importantly, say researchers who report their findings in the Cell Press journal iCurrent Biology/i on July 17, those same women have no trouble at all forming accurate associations when the reward is money instead of food. The findings may lead to new, gender-appropriate ways to tackle the obesity epidemic. "Our study shows that obesity may involve a specific impairment ...Saturday 19 July 2014
Obese Women may Have Learning Deficit When Food is Involved
When food is involved, obese women have a deficit in reward-based learning. Importantly, say researchers who report their findings in the Cell Press journal iCurrent Biology/i on July 17, those same women have no trouble at all forming accurate associations when the reward is money instead of food. The findings may lead to new, gender-appropriate ways to tackle the obesity epidemic. "Our study shows that obesity may involve a specific impairment ...
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