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What would you do if it were possible to find the exact circuitry in your brain that caused you to overeat ? Now scientists have done just that. Researchers from the University of North Carolina (UNC) School of Medicine have pinpointed the precise cellular connections responsible for triggering this behavior, according to newswise.com. Sixty years ago they were able to electronically stimulate a part of the brain to make mice overeat, but this new study may lead us to insight about a cause for obesity that could lead to treatments for anorexia, bulimia nervosa, and binge eating disorder – the most prevalent eating disorder in the United States. In other words, help us find more ways to turn off the signal that tells us, when we see fudge cake, "Eat me, eat me!" The researchers' work "drills down to the precise biological mechanisms that drive binge eating and will lead us away from stigmatizing explanations that invoke blame and a lack of willpower," news...

A new study has found that, no matter how hard we try, the pounds we so painstakingly lose, just about all the time, come back. Researchers have discovered that "the way the stomach detects and tells our brains how full we are becomes damaged in obese people but does not return to normal once they lose weight, according to new research from the University of Adelaide ." I don't know about you but when I'm trying to lose weight (just about always), I have to work really hard to make sure I stop eating when I'm full.  I have a variety of methods.  I put my fork down between bites.  I try to drink a lot of water.  And when I've truly had enough, I don't decide to go back for seconds because hey, they just look so good. I suppose eating in front of the TV, or while standing up, doing chores, probably doesn't help. But the study discovered that "researchers believe this could be a key reason why most people who lose weight on a diet eventua...