Posted on 01/04/2020 5:05:51 PM PST by BenLurkin
In a study published Thursday in the journal Current Biology, Güler and his colleagues demonstrate that the pleasure center of the brain that produces the chemical dopamine, and the brain's separate biological clock that regulates daily physiological rhythms, are linked, and that high-calorie foods—which bring pleasure—disrupt normal feeding schedules, resulting in overconsumption. Using mice as study models, the researchers mimicked the 24/7 availability of a high-fat diet, and showed that anytime snacking eventually results in obesity and related health problems.
Güler's team found that mice fed a diet comparable to a wild diet in calories and fats maintained normal eating and exercise schedules and proper weight. But mice fed high-calorie diets laden with fats and sugars began "snacking" at all hours and became obese.
Additionally, so-called "knockout" mice that had their dopamine signaling disrupted—meaning they didn't seek the rewarding pleasure of the high-fat diet—maintained a normal eating schedule and did not become obese, even when presented with the 24/7 availability of high-calorie feeds.
Güler said the human body, through thousands of years of evolution, is hard-wired to consume as much food as possible as long as it's available. He said this comes from a long earlier history when people hunted or gathered food and had brief periods of plenty, such as after a kill, and then potentially lengthy periods of famine. Humans also were potential prey to large animals and so actively sought food during the day, and sheltered and rested at night.
"We evolved under pressures we no longer have," Güler said. "It is natural for our bodies as organisms to want to consume as much as possible, to store fat, because the body doesn't know when the next meal is coming.
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My wife has decreed that we are going on an 8/16 intermittent fasting regime starting next week. I’m actually OK with that.
What's a "wild" diet? That can be taken more than one way.
“Güler said the human body, through thousands of years of evolution, is hard-wired to consume as much food as possible as long as it’s available.”
Many people don’t get obese, in spite of the plenty. What’s wrong with them?
Headline is bogus.
The link at the end said "body clock" not "biological clock".
Study has nothing to do with heifers getting fat in their old age.
Whoooey...
the intermittent fasting ..I could do.....they say to start with moderation.....so maybe I'll try 12 hrs and then move slowly up to 14...
“This diet’s wild, man!”
Hidden in this sentence is the real culprit. The word is highlighted. Another word for food sugar is carbs.
Freaks.
I notice my pattern is when I’m relaxed, I eat less regardless of how food is available. I notice that when I’m paying attention to how my body feels, I eat less regardless of how much food is available.
These people no longer have any credibility as far as I am concerned. The have been consistently wrong for fifty years and continue to let political agendas drive their”science.”
“Freaks.”
Responsible people are not freaks.
Weakness isn’t overcome by disparaging the strong.
Stress and lack of sleep mess me up.
I need to quit having so many intimate dinners for two with just me showing up.
Did you read the post he was replying to?
Just vomit after you eat too much.
Do some cocaine, and take up smoking.
I did 12/12 (very easy) with the intention of adding 15 minutes per day. After 3 days it was effortless to go to 14/10 and then 16/8 a few days later.
Many people don’t get obese, in spite of the plenty. What’s wrong with them?
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Tapeworms? ;-)
Okay. Oddballs.
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