How Our Hormones Control Our Hunger, Eating & Satiety
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How Our Hormones Control Our Hunger, Eating & Satiety
Saved by Nicolay Gerold
leptin is the master controller of our weight, and when it stops working properly people lose control of their weight no matter what they try and do about it. Leptin is a hormone that comes from fat, and the more fat someone has, the higher the leptin level in the blood.’
Science has shown that if you don’t eat enough protein, you will continue to eat until you get it. The body has important requirements for protein, so our brains’ appetite-control systems are wired to drive us to get enough.
when we stop secreting insulin constantly, we don’t produce the hunger hormone, ghrelin, as frequently,
What often happens, though, is that your pancreas miscalculates the amount of insulin needed and releases too much; so instead of bringing your blood sugar to baseline, it gobbles up too much glucose and leaves you with extremely low blood sugar—despite the fact that you just stuffed yourself. This is where you get frustrated, berate yourself for h
... See moreFirst, it is crucial to understand that food is information. What you put in your mouth sets off an explosive cascade of hormonal signaling throughout your body. The most trivial aspect of food is its calories. It is the type of food that is crucial to long-term weight-management success—as is the mixture of foods that make up your meals. What you
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