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Old June 25th, 2004, 05:26 PM
Lee Rodgers
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Default Tasting Food May Cause Elevated Brain Activity in the Obese

[Presentation title: "Taste and Obesity: A Positron Emission
Tomography (PET) Study of the Brain Regions Affected by Tasting a
Liquid Meal after a Prolonged Fast." Abstract #OR19-4]

By Mike Fillon

NEW ORLEANS, LA -- June 18, 2004 -- The activity of some brain regions
is especially high in obese individuals compared to the nonobese, in
particular those regions involved in generating emotions in response
to and in recognition of the taste of food.

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