Washington, United States of America (CNN) - A new study published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation that foods high in fat causes damage to the hypothalamus in the brain responsible for hunger and thirst and the body's natural rhythms in rodents.
Commented Dr. Steven R. Smith, Director of Stanford Center for Obesity Research Burnham on the results of the study, saying "This is really important papers that begin to manifest the idea that we're not in control as much as we think."
However, Smith says that the researchers first determine whether the damage that occurs in the brains of rodents, will occur in humans, so that "not all scientists noticed in rodents applies to humans, but it is a starting point."
"This is just the beginning .. we talk a lot about diet and exercise and will power and this kind of thing .. but this is radically different system .. food can actually re-programming of brain structure."
Says study author Dr. Michael Schwartz, "designed the human body to regulate the amount of fuel storage and fat through a process called energy balance, and for someone with normal-weight, it is fine .. but once a person becomes obese, it seems that the body wants to stay in this new weight a permanent basis. "
He adds Schwartz, director of the Center for Diabetes and Obesity at the University of Washington, "This is the biggest problem in the treatment of obesity .. obese people can lose weight, but they have trouble keeping weight on that."