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FIU Preschool BMI Brain Study

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Raquel Rodriguez, left, director of MRI services at Florida International University, and Anthony Dick, right, professor of developmental science and cognitive neuroscience and a senior author of an FIU-led study on brain differences associated with body mass index in young children, monitor a brain scan from the MRI control booth at FIU’s Modesto A. Maidique Campus on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026. Between them, a computer monitor displays the scan as Paulo Graziano, a professor of psychology and study author, stands with his 5-year-old son, Luca Graziano, in the MRI scanning room in the background. The study found that children ages 4 to 7 with higher BMI showed differences in several brain regions involved in reward, taste and hunger. Photo by Taimy Alvarez/Florida International University.

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