Set to Be Obese!? Dopamine Turns Out to Be Another Major Player in the Neurological Orchestra of Obesity
As I promised, I am trying my best to keep up with current research on the neurological aspects of obesity, I also talked about on Carl Lenore's Super Human Radio on March 31, 2011 . While the focus of the previously mentioned study was on the less well-known relationship between inhibitory and excitatory neurons in the hypothalamus, the major player scientists from the University Medical Center at Leiden in the Netherlands studied is a rather famous one: Dopamine. Figure 1: Basal glucose & insulin levels in DIO & DR mice after 2 weeks on placebo (P), bromocriptine (B) or haloperidol (H) (data adapted from de Leeuw van Weenen. 2011 ) What de Leeuw van Weenen et al ( de Leeuw van Weenen. 2011 ) found in the same diet induced obesity [DIO] mouse model Ravussin ( Ravussin. 2011 )had used in his study (cf. Follow Up on Set-Point Theories: Could Royal Jelly Help With Obesity / Diet Induced Structural Brain Changes? ) were altered dopaminergic transmission exaggerated basa...