A scientist at Monash University has found that appetite control cells in the human brain degenerate over time, which leads to increased hunger and potentially weight-gain as we grow older.
Appetite control cells in the human brain degenerate over time, which leads to increased hunger and potentially weight-gain as we grow older, according to a Monash University researcher.
Dr Zane Andrews, a neuroendocrinologist with Monash University's Department of Physiology, found that appetite-suppressing cells are attacked by free radicals after eating and said the degeneration is more significant following meals rich in carbohydrates and sugars."The more carbs and sugars you eat, the more your appetite-control cells are damaged, and potentially you consume more," Nature quoted Andrews, as saying.
Andrews said that the attack on appetite suppressing cells leads to a cellular imbalance between the need to eat and the message to the brain to stop eating.
"People in the age group of 25 to 50 are most at risk. The neurons that tell people in the crucial age range not to over-eat are being killed-off.
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"However, free radicals created naturally in the body attack the POMC neurons. This process causes the neurons to degenerate overtime, affecting our judgement as to when our hunger is satisfied," Dr Andrews said.
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Andrews said that the reduction in the appetite-suppressing cells could be one explanation for the complex condition of adult-onset obesity.
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