Name: The brain science of obesity
Uploaded: 2021-10-06T14:44:21Z
Duration: 9 min 39 s
Description: Your belly and your brain speak to each other, says obesity researcher Mads Tang-Christensen. Offering scientific proof that obesity is a disease influenced by genetics and the environment, he introduces a molecule discovered in both the brain and gut that helps control appetite -- and which could be engineered to promote healthy weight loss for those living with obesity.

Your belly and your brain speak to each other, says obesity researcher Mads Tang-Christensen. Offering scientific proof that obesity is a disease influenced by genetics and the environment, he introduces a molecule discovered in both the brain and gut that helps control appetite -- and which could be engineered to promote healthy weight loss for those living with obesity.

Mads Tang-Christensen: The brain science of obesity

The brain science of obesity

Exploring obesity through a rat study, some were genetically prone to or resistant against obesity, hinting at human parallels.

GLP-1, a hormone connecting brain and gut, emerges as a key to controlling appetite and offers a new direction in obesity treatment.

Obesity's genetic roots and environmental triggers expose a critical health challenge; solutions lie in brain-gut communication.