Brain cells -- not lack of willpower -- determine obesity, study finds

ScienceDaily (2010-09-08) -- An international team of scientists has discovered the reason why some people who eat a high-fat diet remain slim, yet others pile on the weight. The study found that a high-fat diet causes brain cells to become insulated from the body preventing vital signals, which tell the body to stop eating and to burn energy, from reaching the brain efficiently. ... > read full article