Obesity

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  • Created by: egc24
  • Created on: 06-02-23 22:23
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  • Obesity
    • Neural
      • Low Level of Dopamine
        • Dopamine 'provides the feeling of reward'
        • Overeating can be seen as an attempt to activate reward centres in the brain
          • Creating an addicting to food as a person craves the reward feeling
      • Low Levels of Serotonin
        • Inhibits the activity of parts of the hypothalmus- VMH which creates the full feeling
      • Damage to Leptin
        • Leptin  decreases appetite
        • Damage to Leptin receptors won't decrease an appetite = overeating

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