Research on Obesity

The following is a testimonial of an obese woman in Montreal. The pandemic medical condition is sweeping across North America as well as Montreal. New Research shows that young children who are obese will are at risk for diabetes and other medical conditions associated with obesity.

Obese Montrealers can seek help through dieticians, such programs as weight watchers and obesity clinics.

Obesity Therapists in Montréal

Weight Watchers in Montreal

Overeaters Anonymous in Montreal

The article is part of the continued series of the trials and tribulations of being obese. This examiner is well acquainted with the Montreal Lady who wrote this diary.

Diary of a Fat Woman continued

New research indicates that obese people may have a chemical imbalance in the brain. They may not have enough dopamine receptors in the brain. Dopamine is brain chemical already associated with alcoholism, drug addiction and gambling.

In a brain imaging study, Dr. Gene Jack Wang found that the brain of an obese person was slightly different in the homunculus area of the cerebral cortex. By using a Pet Scan, he found increased activity in the sensory area of the brain responsible for making the taste of food more palatable. The theory he proposes is that food tastes much better to an obese person compared to a person with normal weight. He suggests that therapies in the future may include a substance that will make food less appealing to an obese individual.