In a new paper published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, ‘A hypothesis linking the energy demand of the brain to obesity risk,’ co-authors Christopher Kuzawa of Northwestern University and Clancy Blair of New York University School of Medicine, propose that variation in the energy needs of brain development across kids — in terms of the timing, intensity and duration of energy use — could influence patterns of energy expenditure and weight gain.
Source: EurekaAlert, https://www.eurekalert.org