/channels/news_feeds/all/term/childhood%20obesity/rss en /channels/news/brain-reward-gene-influences-food-choices-231795 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Research has suggested that a particular gene in the brain鈥檚 reward system contributes to overeating and obesity in adults. This same variant has now been linked to childhood obesity and tasty food choices, particularly for girls, according to a new study by Dr. Patricia Silveira and Prof. Michael Meaney of 9I制作厂免费 and Dr.聽Robert Levitan of the University of Toronto.</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">26 </span><span class="month">November </span><span class="year">2013</span></div></div></div></div></div> Tue, 26 Nov 2013 20:29:54 +0000 webfull 100112 at /channels