01/29/2025
How does the brain regulate body weight? Well, the brain naturally wants to keep us above an ideal body weight because, evolutionarily, that would allow us to survive longer in the wild. Today, most of us aren't trying to live off the land, so these brain signals for hunger are hard to fight.
Learn about the hypothalamus and how it works ⤵️
An almond-shaped structure deep in the brain controls people's feelings of hunger and fullness in an attempt to keep them at a constant body weight. In obesity, its signaling can be disrupted.