This brief highlights how early exposure to energy-ddense, palatable foods can shape later eating behaviors by altering neural circuits that regulate appetite. For mental health professionals, this underscores the potential long-term implications of early dietary patterns on self-regulation, reward processing, and susceptibility to future weight-related stress, which may intersect with mood and anxiety presentations.

Article Title: Childhood junk food may rewire the brain for life

Link to Science Daily Mind-Brain News: https://nolinkpreview.com/www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/05/260520093807.htm

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