Open AccessWhy Doesn’t the Brain Lose Weight, When Obese People Diet?
Author(s) -
Achim Peters,
Anja BosyWestphal,
Britta Kubera,
Dirk Langemann,
Kristin Goele,
Wiebke Later,
Martin Heller,
Christian Hubold,
Manfred J. Müller
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
obesity facts
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.398
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1662-4033
pISSN - 1662-4025
DOI - 10.1159/000327676
Subject(s) - medicine , weight loss , endocrinology , obesity , brain size , magnetic resonance imaging , insulin , caloric theory , radiology
As has been shown recently, obesity is associated with brain volume deficits. We here used an interventional study design to investigate whether the brain shrinks after caloric restriction in obesity. To elucidate mechanisms of neuroprotection we assessed brain-pull competence, i.e. the brain's ability to properly demand energy from the body.