DOES NUTRITION RECOMMENDATIONS NEED TO BE GENDER-SPECIFIC?
DO NUTRITION RECOMMENDATIONS NEED TO BE GENDER-SPECIFIC ? A recent study demonstrates how emotional brain alterations in obese women are associated with increased levels of compulsive eating. Do men and women develop obesity for various reasons? According to recent studies, obesity affects various brain regions differently in men and women, necessitating possible sex-specific therapy. This study, which was just published in the journal Brain Communication, evaluated the differences between males and females with high body mass index (BMI) compared to those with a normal BMI by analysing several types of brain scans along with other clinical data. Obese women showed abnormalities in emotion-related brain areas that were connected to greater levels of compulsive eating, according to research. In contrast, the stomach and visceral feelings connected to abdominal pain and hunger were the sources of the hunger pangs in obese males. Even though the study focused on the variations in br