{"id":15228,"date":"2019-09-24T12:59:45","date_gmt":"2019-09-24T12:59:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ent.gr\/?p=5314"},"modified":"2026-02-05T16:58:19","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T16:58:19","slug":"consumption-of-large-amounts-of-junk-food-alter-the-brain-and-lead-to-obesity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ent.gr\/en\/consumption-of-large-amounts-of-junk-food-alter-the-brain-and-lead-to-obesity\/","title":{"rendered":"Large amounts of junk food alter the brain &#038; lead to Obesity"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_81 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.gr\/en\/consumption-of-large-amounts-of-junk-food-alter-the-brain-and-lead-to-obesity\/#The_Changes_that_Occur_in_the_Brain\" >The Changes that Occur in the Brain<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">Research has recently found that junk food can lead to neurological changes in the brain that may lead to <a href=\"https:\/\/ent.gr\/en\/weight-loss\/sleep-apnoea-lose-weight-with-the-help-of-acupuncture\/\">obesity<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_11233\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11233\" class=\"wp-image-11233 size-medium\" title=\"Junk Food.ent\" src=\"https:\/\/ent.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/%CE%BB%CE%B9%CF%80%CE%B1%CF%81%CE%AC.%CE%B5%CF%85%CE%AF%CE%B1%CF%83%CE%B9%CF%82-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Junk Food.ent\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-11233\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Junk Food<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">An article published in the journal of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cell.com\/cell-metabolism\/home\">Cell Metabolism<\/a>, noted these findings in an experiment conducted on mice that were fed a high-fat diet. The researchers discovered that these mice had hypothalamic inflammation that caused changes in the microglia of the brain.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Changes_that_Occur_in_the_Brain\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;\">The Changes that Occur in the Brain<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">The cells receiving energy from the food they ingested were much smaller in these animals. Research suggests that this leads them to consume larger amounts of food in order to gain adequate energy levels.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">These changes in turn affect the ability of the hypothalamus to regulate energy and glucose homeostasis which could lead to higher food consumption and <a href=\"https:\/\/ent.gr\/en\/weight-loss\/sleep-apnoea-lose-weight-with-the-help-of-acupuncture\/\">obesity<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">Neurological disease has been linked to changes in microglia, according to the National Institutes of Health.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">The researchers said noted that there are specific brain mechanisms that are activated when exposed to certain types of foods. This is a mechanism that can be important from an evolutionary perspective. However, when foods high in fat and carbohydrates are constantly available, this has a negative impact.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\">References<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 12pt;\">Freeman LR, Haley-Zitlin V, Rosenberger DS, Granholm AC. Damaging effects of a high-fat diet to the brain and cognition: a review of proposed mechanisms. Nutr Neurosci. 2014 Nov;17(6):241-51.<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 12pt;\"><em>Liu Y, Fu X, Lan N, Li S, Zhang J, Wang S, Li C, Shang Y, Huang T, Zhang L. Luteolin protects against high fat diet-induced cognitive deficits in obesity mice. Behav Brain Res. 2014 Jul 1;267:178-88.<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li><em><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica;\">Nameni G, Farhangi MA, Hajiluian G, Shahabi P, Abbasi MM. Insulin deficiency: A possible link between obesity and cognitive function. 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