One High-Fat Diet, Two Different Outcomes: The Path To Obesity Becomes Clearer, Yale University School Of Medicine Study
Physorg.com -- August 2, 2010 Why is it that two people can consume the same high fat, high-calorie Western diet and one becomes obese and prone to diabetes while the other maintains a slim frame? This question has long baffled scientists, but a study by Yale School of Medicine researchers provides a simple explanation: weight is set before birth in the developing brain.