This is unpublished
October 7, 2022
Assessing the effect of diet on hypothalamic gliosis in humans
Dr. Ellen Schur and colleagues are using magnetic resonance imaging to evaluate the human hypothalamus for signs of inflammation in response to diets high in calories, fat, and/or added sugars.
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Dr. Ellen Schur, professor (General Internal Medicine) has received funding from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) for more than $1 million over 3 years for a new project titled “Assessing the effect of diet on hypothalamic gliosis in humans.”
This project uses MRI to evaluate the hypothalamus for signs of inflammation due to diets high in calories, fat, and/or sugar.
This may lead to a better understanding of whether poor nutrition quality leads to obesity through effects on body-weight regulating areas of the brain.