Are you tormented by a constant hunger? Can't stop yourself from getting that extra snack between meals?
Don't be to hard on your self. According to a resent study from The Sahlgrenska Academy at The University of Gothenburg, excess hunger can be explained by low levels of a certain molecule.
The molecule, interleukin-6, normally acts in the human immune system. But it also affects those parts of the brain that regulates feelings of hunger.
The study suggest that having a high level of interleukin-6 to a certain degree protects from obesity - at least it does so on rats. Exactly how it is not yet clear. The scientist have however been able to demonstrate a correlation between low levels of interleukin-6 and obesity on rats.
Read more here.
Don't be to hard on your self. According to a resent study from The Sahlgrenska Academy at The University of Gothenburg, excess hunger can be explained by low levels of a certain molecule.
The molecule, interleukin-6, normally acts in the human immune system. But it also affects those parts of the brain that regulates feelings of hunger.
The study suggest that having a high level of interleukin-6 to a certain degree protects from obesity - at least it does so on rats. Exactly how it is not yet clear. The scientist have however been able to demonstrate a correlation between low levels of interleukin-6 and obesity on rats.
Read more here.