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Children who eat more ultraprocessed foods show stronger brain responses to appetizing foods • Oct. 23, 2026, 11:00 AM ET (Medical Xpress)

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Diagram showing how hormones from white adipose tissue, the gastrointestinal tract, and pancreatic islets of Langerhans affect organs such as the brain, stomach, pancreas, liver, adipose tissue, and muscle, with arrows illustrating hormone actions and physiological effects.

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