Obese Teenagers More Vulnerable to Food-Related Television Commercials

Gazette Review - A new study coming out of Dartmouth is showing that television food commercials are stimulating the brains of overweight teenagers more than any other group of people. The parts of the brain that is being stimulated during these food commercials include the regions that control pleasure, taste, and the mouth. This study is suggesting that the television commercials are mentally stimulating unhealthy eating habits in already obese teenagers. Read more...