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Losing weight and keeping it off really could be harder for women

By Linda Hall • Updated: 20 May 2023 • 16:19

NEW research at University College London (UCL) suggested it could be true that, as many women claim, they have more difficulty in losing weight and not putting it on again. Investigators compared the brain scans of men and women aged between 18-55 with the questionnaires they’d completed. They found that overweight women had changes in brain connectivity which apparently made them more susceptible to the sight, smell and taste of ultra-processed foods (UPFs). This then exposed them to a greater possibility of developing cravings and food addiction. The UCL concluded that women who are trying to lose weight, or keep it off after having lost it, are likely to need more support in avoiding UPFs.

ULTRA-PROCESSED: Harder for some people to resist than others Photo credit: Tima Miroshnichenko

NEW research at University College London (UCL) suggested it could be true that, as many women claim, they have more difficulty in losing weight and not putting it on again.

Investigators compared the brain scans of men and women aged between 18-55 with the questionnaires they’d completed.

They found that overweight women had changes in brain connectivity which apparently made them more susceptible to the sight, smell and taste of ultra-processed foods (UPFs).

This then exposed them to a greater possibility of developing cravings and food addiction.

The UCL concluded that women who were trying to lose weight, or keep it off after having lost it, were likely to need more support in avoiding UPFs.

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Linda Hall

Originally from the UK, Linda is based in Valenca and is a reporter for The Euro Weekly News covering local news. Got a news story you want to share? Then get in touch at editorial@euroweeklynews.com.

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