What Nearly Brainless Rodents Know About Weight Loss and Hunger

Do we really have free will when it comes to eating? It’s a disturbing question that’s at the center of why so many people find it so difficult to follow a diet. To get answers, neuroscientist Harvey J. Grill, from the University of Pennsylvania, turned to rats and asked what would happen if he removed their entire brain except the brain stem. The brain stem controls basic functions such as heart rate and breathing. But animals couldn’t smell, s…

Chew More, Weigh Less, Says Science

While drugs like Ozempic are having a moment for being an important weapon in the war against unwanted body weight, scientists are still looking towards other methods for managing obesity without resorting to medicine. To that end, researchers at Fujita Health University in Toyoake, Japan have re-visited the long held belief that chewing more is a great way to chase away unwanted calories. And, not only did they get their teeth into some great d…