Scientists Discover How To "Switch Off" Hunger. Nobody likes the unpleasant feeling of hunger, which is part of the reason that some people struggle to stick to a diet. A muffin or a grumbly tummy? Hmmm. But what if there was a simple way to effectively ease hunger pangs, and thus safely aid weight loss in overweight or obese people? Researchers could well be edging towards achieving this goal after discovering a key component of a complex brain network that inhibits and controls eating. Not only does this circuitry promote satiety in hungry mice, but it also abolishes that virtually unbearable feeling of hunger. This latest discovery builds on previous work, which revealed that a bunch of brain cells in the hypothalamus, known as AgRP neurons, sense when we’re running low on calories and subsequently drive feeding behaviors. While this much was known, scientists were left with a big grey box: Which downstream ‘satiety’ neurons are the AgRP neurons targeting?
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