Do We Care Why Mice Get Fat?

A tale about pleasure-seeking mice (and some dubious science)

Mar 06, 2024

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The question in the title — do we care why mice get fat? — is either spectacularly ignorant or among the most important in obesity research.

When an article, for instance, appears in the latest edition of the journal Obesity promoting the idea that mice get fat because they’re hedonists, their tiny rodent brains prioritizing the pleasure of eating over t…

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