Living in a disadvantaged neighborhood affects food choices, weight gain and the microstructure of the brain

Study finds poor quality of available foods, increased intake of calories from foods high in trans-fatty acids, and environments that do not foster physical activity, prevalent in disadvantaged neighborhoods, disrupt the flexibility of information processing in the brain that is involved in reward, emotion regulation, and cognition.

Journal Communications Medicine Method of Research Observational study Subject of Research People Article Title Mediation of the association between disadvantaged neighborhoods and cortical microstructure by body mass index Article Publication Date 15-Sep-2023 COI Statement Gupta is a scientific consultant to Yamaha . The remaining authors declare no competing interests..