A Neuroscience Perspective on Food Industry, Media, and the Obesity Epidemic | Science News | Scoop.it

Our brain is a powerful, plastic organ, encompassing the ability mold itself into powerful tools and adapt to ever-changing environments. The evolutionary predisposition to prefer sweet, high fat foods plus the enticing stimuli entering from food media can equal a higher likelihood of becoming obese and acquire chronic diseases. By enacting larger scale social interventions, as well as implementing smaller scale individual interventions, Canadians could enjoy a healthier life, free from diet-related mortality and morbidity.


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