Nerdy Science Blog

Do you ever wonder why some boney people don’t eat much, but some other people (regardless they look fat or slim) get hungry easily and eat more?

Dr. Kaiping Yang and other researchers at Lawson Health Research Institute identified that abdonimal fat tissue produce hormone Neuropeptide Y (NPY) that stimulates more fat cell production (fat cell won’t replicate itself). NPY is a potent appetite stimulating hormone that was once believed only produced in brain. This hormone makes you think you are hungry and you will eventually eat more.

Some people who look slim actually have a lot of fats in their body and they eat a lot. Does this research applies on these people?

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