Early life overnutrition impairs plasticity of non-neuronal brainstem cells and drives obesity in offspring across development in rats.
Claudia G LiberiniMisgana GhidewonTyler LingRinzin LhamoNina JunterealLauren M SteinMatthew R HayesPublished in: International journal of obesity (2005) (2020)
Current findings are very provocative, considering the importance of the DVC in appetite regulation, suggesting that HFSD-consumption during early life may contribute to subsequent obesity risk via DVC cytoarchitectural changes.