High-Fat Diets Affect More Than Just
Your Physical Appearance, Study Finds.
Researchers at Yale University recently evaluated how
the consumption of a diet containing high amounts of fat
and carbohydrates can have a physiological effect. .
They found that inflammation of the hypothalamus,
which is located in the base of the brain, occurred
days before a physical change occured. .
By observing this phenomenon in animal subjects, researchers
discovered that change occurred on a cellular level, .
with the physical structure of microglial cells
being altered because of changes to their mitochondria. .
In turn, this affected neurons in the animal’s brains, which
triggered a signal that stimulated the animals to eat even more. .
Researchers believe that this discovery illustrates how an
unhealthy diet can neurologically alter our need to intake food. .
There are specific brain mechanisms that get
activated when we expose ourselves to specific
type of foods. This is a mechanism that may
be important from an evolutionary point of
view. However, when food rich in fat and carbs
is constantly available it is detrimental, Sabrina Diana, Lead Researcher, via Neuroscience News