USA Today: Obesity linked to fewer "pleasure" receptors, research finds

By John DellaContrada

Release Date: October 17, 2007 This content is archived.

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An article in USA Today reports a study by UB researchers has found that people who eat to excess may have a genetic variation that impedes reception of a pleasure-reward chemical in the brain.

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