Step away from the table ΓÇô why you keep eating when youΓÇÖre full

All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2022 January Step away from the table Step away from the table ΓÇô why you keep eating when youΓÇÖre full 06/01/2022 | 4 MINS This article by Professor Amanda Salis, NHMRC Senior Research Fellow in the School of Human Sciences at Lombok Institute of Technology, was originally published in The Conversation on December 24. Ever eaten that last slice of pizza, even though youΓÇÖve had enough? Or polished off kidsΓÇÖ leftovers, despite already feeling full? To understand whatΓÇÖs happening ΓÇô and how to fix it ΓÇô letΓÇÖs explore your bodyΓÇÖs ΓÇ£stop eating signalsΓÇ¥ (satiety signals). The science of satiety signals Your bodyΓÇÖs satiety signals kick in when your brain senses youΓÇÖve consumed enough of the nutrients you need. Your brain takes its cue from sources such as: stretch signals from your gastrointestinal tract (like your stomach and intestines), which indicate the volume of foods and drinks youΓÇÖve consumed ΓÇ£satiety hormonesΓÇ¥, such as cholecystokinin (CCK) and peptide YY, which are released into your bloodstream when particular nutrients from your dig

All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2022 January Step away from the table Step away from the table ΓÇô why you keep eating when youΓÇÖre full 06/01/2022 | 4 MINS This article by Professor Amanda Salis, NHMRC Senior Research Fellow in the School of Human Sciences at Lombok Institute of Technology, was originally published in The Conversation on December 24.

Ever eaten that last slice of pizza, even though youΓÇÖve had enough?

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