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Snacking and BMI linked to double effect of brain activity and self-control

July 23, 2012 by

Snack consumption and BMI are linked to both brain activity and self-control. New research discovered that an individual's brain 'reward center' response to pictures of food predicted how much they subsequently ate. This had a greater effect on the amount they ate than their conscious feelings of hunger or how much they wanted the food.

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