The insulin-mediated modulation of visually evoked magnetic fields is reduced in obese subjects.

BACKGROUND: Insulin is an anorexigenic hormone that contributes to the termination of food intake in the postprandial state. An alteration in insulin action in the brain, named "cerebral insulin resistance", is responsible for overeating and the development of obesity. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPA...

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Main Authors: Martina Guthoff, Krunoslav T Stingl, Otto Tschritter, Maja Rogic, Martin Heni, Katarina Stingl, Manfred Hallschmid, Hans-Ulrich Häring, Andreas Fritsche, Hubert Preissl, Anita M Hennige
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3092755?pdf=render

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