Marc Cornier, MD, Medical University of South Carolina, discusses the brain’s role in weight control and obesity.

Food Sleuth Radio

Did you know that our brains play an important role in regulating appetite and food intake? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn, for her interview with Marc Cornier, MD Professor of Medicine and Director of the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases at the Medical University of South Carolina. Cornier shares his research on the neurocircuitry related to appetite. He emphasizes that obesity is a chronic disease, and discusses the influence of high fat diets,  gut microbiota, hormones, exercise and brain activity on weight. 

Related website:  My Brain Made Me Overeat! So What Can I do About it? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bne4VOHMOsw

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