PLoS Biology (Aug 2023)

Emulsifiers during gestation: The risks of ultra-processed food revealed in mice.

  • Delphine Franssen,
  • Anne-Simone Parent

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3002265
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 21, no. 8
p. e3002265

Abstract

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Several dietary components disrupt the control of energy balance. A new study in PLOS Biology shows that, in mice, maternal consumption of emulsifiers induces a rewiring of the hypothalamic feeding circuits and causes neuropsychological impairment in the offspring.