Mecanismos neurobiológicos de la obesidad: estudios recientes
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2020-06-10
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Jaén: Universidad de Jaén
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Cada vez son más las personas que padecen obesidad y sobrepeso en el mundo, ya que no solo se encuentra ahora en los países desarrollados, sino también en los países de rentas menores. Se ha demostrado que existen algunos tratamientos farmacológicos y otros no farmacológicos para combatirlas. Uno de los más eficientes dentro del segundo grupo, es la cirugía bariátrica, pero es urgente el uso de tratamientos no quirúrgicos que también lo sean. Para ello es necesario entender los circuitos neuronales relacionados con la conducta de ingesta, la regulación del peso corporal y los mecanismos neurobiológicos de la obesidad. Por consiguiente para recabar datos al respecto, se está haciendo uso de técnicas tales como: Resonancia Magnética Estructural, Resonancia Magnética Funcional, entre otras, que nos permitirán ver los cambios estructurales que sufre nuestro cerebro relacionados con la obesidad, a través de estos estudios de neuroimagen que se están llevando a cabo.
More and more people are obese and overweight in the world, as they are not only now in developed countries, but also in lower-income countries. Some pharmacological and other non-pharmacological treatments have been shown to combat them. One of the most efficient within the second group is bariatric surgery, but it is urgent to use non-surgical treatments that are also. This requires understanding the neural circuits related to ingestion behaviour, body weight regulation and the neurobiological mechanisms of obesity. Therefore, to collect data in this regard, techniques such as: Structural Magnetic Resonance, Functional Magnetic Resonance, among others, are being used that will allow us to see the structural changes that our brain suffers related to obesity, through these neuroimaging studies that are being carried out.
More and more people are obese and overweight in the world, as they are not only now in developed countries, but also in lower-income countries. Some pharmacological and other non-pharmacological treatments have been shown to combat them. One of the most efficient within the second group is bariatric surgery, but it is urgent to use non-surgical treatments that are also. This requires understanding the neural circuits related to ingestion behaviour, body weight regulation and the neurobiological mechanisms of obesity. Therefore, to collect data in this regard, techniques such as: Structural Magnetic Resonance, Functional Magnetic Resonance, among others, are being used that will allow us to see the structural changes that our brain suffers related to obesity, through these neuroimaging studies that are being carried out.