We are thrilled to announce that OBRAIN LAB has pub­lished a pio­neer­ing research paper exam­in­ing the effects of ultra-processed foods on brain struc­ture. This study, now avail­able in npj Meta­bol­ic Health and Dis­ease, pro­vides crit­i­cal insights into how dietary habits may influ­ence brain health.

The paper, titled “Ultra-processed food con­sump­tion affects struc­tur­al integri­ty of feed­ing-relat­ed brain regions inde­pen­dent of and via adi­pos­i­ty” explores the impact of high con­sump­tion of ultra-processed foods on var­i­ous aspects of brain archi­tec­ture. Through advanced imag­ing and ana­lyt­i­cal tech­niques, the research high­lights sig­nif­i­cant asso­ci­a­tions in feed­ing-relat­ed brain regions, poten­tial­ly affect­ing food-relat­ed deci­sions. How­ev­er, it is impor­tant to note that these results are cor­re­la­tion­al, and fur­ther research is need­ed to estab­lish causation.

We extend our heart­felt thanks to our col­lab­o­ra­tors at the Mon­tre­al Neu­ro­log­i­cal Insti­tute at McGill Uni­ver­si­ty for their invalu­able con­tri­bu­tions to this study. Their exper­tise and sup­port were instru­men­tal in advanc­ing our research.

To read the full paper and explore the detailed find­ings, please vis­it this link.

For media inquiries or fur­ther infor­ma­tion, please con­tact OBRAIN LAB.