Brain Scan Shows You May Not Know When To Stop Eating
Have you ever heard about those animals that will eat until they physically can not eat anymore? You know, someone has a cat and they have to give it portioned meals or it'll just eat until there's nothing left. It seems a little strange to us humans since we're all intimately familiar with that feeling of "being full". But a
new study shows that we might actually be less capable of knowing when we should stop eating than we might think we are.
The study made use of real-time
brain scans to observe the communication happening in the brain while certain people were eating. The goal was to observe addictive behaviors and see if those people who were addicted to eating could tell when it was time to stop. The conclusion was that the brain didn't know that the stomach was full.
It was found that thinner people seem to be more capable of noticing when their stomachs are full. Further brain and body scans would be necessary to confirm the link between weight and the brain's ability to recognize a full stomach.
Question of the Day: Do you believe that you can tell when your stomach is full?photo link
