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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>>> Just vomit after you eat too much.
>>> Do some cocaine, and take up smoking.
Shhhh! Don’t give away the secret.
My bad.
I’ve worked my way up to 5 day fasts. Lost over a hundred pounds, relieved my body of many aches and pains related to joint stress and arthritis.
The best part of fasting is that it’s free and requires no expensive foods or supplements nor labor intensive meal prep or menu planning.
I was in shape, I'm in better shape. I was strong, I'm stronger. I had clarity of thought, my mind is sharper. I was good looking, hubba hubba.
Don't neglect balance training. For real.
As far as strength and health generally... unless you are gonna do it faithfully forever it's a waste, don't bother.
I’ve solved the lack of sleep issue - I almost always get enough sleep.
Working on the stress thing - getting better.
:)
Don’t seem to be losing weight (yet) however...
Putting down success because you’re deficient. What kind of thinking is that other than from a leftist mindset?
Are you exercising?
See...lean.
Could you explain what an 8/16 intermittent fasting regime actually is?
He should have stuck to cocaine...
Exercising is a really punishing way to lose weight IMO, unless you like exercising which I don’t (and I’m an athlete too...). The key - just eat less.
I used to exercise to lose weight and afterwards, I’d feel like I had earned the right to eat more. Self-defeating.
I watched Ford v. Ferrari (good movie) where Christian Bale looked almost emaciated. Turns out he had to lose a bunch of weight for the part. When asked how he lost the weigh, he said that he just ate less.
At some point that’s will probably what I will do.
So activating the pleasure center of your brain makes you over eat?
Hmmm
Look up Christian Bale in The Machinist.
I agree that diet is the most important component by far in weight loss.
I admire your discipline and achievement.
...and stayed away from Chris Robinson.
That’s good advice for his 3 ex-wives as well.
You got me.
That is crazy - going too far IMO.
Check this out - Bale in American Hustle.
Can't believe all this ballooning up and down is good for you.
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