TWO ways in which dieters try to make themselves feel full without stuffing themselves with food have been backed up by separate research teams.
One effect of overeating is to disrupt the action of appetite-suppressing hormones, leading people to eat even more. The role of exercise in restoring the hormones’ action, and so helping people feel full, has been investigated by a team from the State University of Campinas, Brazil.
The hormones leptin and insulin both act to control appetite by binding to receptors in a brain region called the hypothalamus, initiating the “I’m full” feeling. Overeating generates excess fatty…
