Research Suggests Link Between Brain Activity and Maintaining a Healthy Diet

Research Suggests Link , Between Brain Activity and , Maintaining a Healthy Diet.<br />Research Suggests Link , Between Brain Activity and , Maintaining a Healthy Diet.<br />'Newsweek' reports that neuroscientists have <br />discovered a link between an individual's <br />dietary choices and specific brain activity patterns.<br />According to scientists at Queen's University at Kingston, <br />connections exist between body mass index (BMI) <br />and certain brain states necessary to achieve goals. .<br />The team looked at data from three MRI studies <br />involving 123 participants making food choices <br />under a number of different conditions.<br />The team looked at data from three MRI studies <br />involving 123 participants making food choices <br />under a number of different conditions.<br />Scientists compared the brain activity patterns from <br />when participants chose food they normally eat, versus <br />when they were instructed to focus on healthy foods.<br />Scientists compared the brain activity patterns from <br />when participants chose food they normally eat, versus <br />when they were instructed to focus on healthy foods.<br />Scientists compared the brain activity patterns from <br />when participants chose food they normally eat, versus <br />when they were instructed to focus on healthy foods.<br />'Newsweek' reports that the results offer insight <br />into how variables are integrated by the brain <br />and how that impacts dietary control.<br />The findings suggest that the number of <br />large-scale brain pattern reconfigurations <br />necessary to influence behavior may determine <br />if people struggle to maintain dietary control. .<br />The findings suggest that the number of <br />large-scale brain pattern reconfigurations <br />necessary to influence behavior may determine <br />if people struggle to maintain dietary control. .<br />The team's findings <br />were published in <br />the journal 'PNAS.' .<br />Other recent studies have also identified <br />specific areas of the brain that are <br />associated with dietary regulation.<br />Other recent studies have also identified <br />specific areas of the brain that are <br />associated with dietary regulation.<br />A 2020 study published in 'Science Advances' <br />details how the brain's ventral pallidum <br />region is related to dietary preferences. .<br />A 2020 study published in 'Science Advances' <br />details how the brain's ventral pallidum <br />region is related to dietary preferences. .<br />Another study, published in the 'Journal of Neuroscience' <br />in 2018, found that people with more grey matter <br />volume made more disciplined food choices. .<br />Another study, published in the 'Journal of Neuroscience' <br />in 2018, found that people with more grey matter <br />volume made more disciplined food choices.