Post by jeffolie on Oct 27, 2011 10:38:35 GMT -6
the 'Hunger Hormone' vs the 'loss of appetite' hormone
The New England Journal of Medicine piece below claims to know the 'Hunger Hormone', too bad they do not identify the 'loss of appetite' hormone.
I have struggled with weight since I was 4 years old. One does not expect a 4 year old to have the emotional security to control apetite and the parents should appropriately act wisely but many rather appease to maintain a friendly relationship while not parenting correctly because that incurs resentment and childrens outbursts of emotion in my opinion.
Often I have had 2 appetite issues: 1. not feeling full enough 2. a sweet tooth
As an adult most of my life has been in an appropriate weight range or slightly obese. Some years, I have been morbidly obese at over 250 and as high as 290. I have always lost the weight from those morbidly obese levels. Currently, my doctor labels me as at a 'healthy weight' but 3 years ago I had to lose a lot of weight to achieve the 'healthy weight' label once again ... I have struggled with weight my whole life.
Loss of appetite periods amazingly have allowed me to lose weight only twice. I wish I could bottle whatever flows in my blood stream during those 2 lost of appetite periods; I could make a fortune selling it. At times, execerise helped while mostly I lost weight from low calorie eating.
The below piece claims to know the 'Hunger Hormone', too bad they do not identify the 'loss of appetite' hormone.
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Hunger hormone linked to weight gain
Losing weight is hard enough. Research shows keeping weight off is equally as tough.
A study conducted at the University of Melbourne in Australia finds that even after a year of substantial weight loss, a person's hunger hormones still yell "Feed me."
Weight regain is a very common problem for dieters. The study's researchers wanted to find out what encourages it. They studied 50 overweight and obese patients in a 10-week program, following a weight loss of at least 10 percent. Thirty-four people ultimately lost that much weight and stuck with the study long enough for analysis.
On average, the participants lost roughly 30 pounds during the program, much faster than the standard advice of losing 1 to 2 pounds a week. They consumed just 500 to 550 calories a day, using a meal replacement called Oprifast plus vegetables for eight weeks. Then, for two weeks, they were introduced to solid foods gradually.
Despite counseling and written advise about how to maintain their weight loss, the participants gained an average of 12 pounds back during the following year.
The researchers checked the blood levels of nine hormones that influence appetite before the weight loss program began and again one year later. They found six hormones were still out of whack, leaning in a direction that would increase hunger.
The findings show that gaining weight back after a diet is not simply due to a lack of willpower.
Health and diet experts say that it is an evolutionary response for a dieter's body to rebel against weight loss, so the findings are not all that surprising.
The study was published Thursday in the New England Journal of Medicine.
www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/90063491?Hunger%20hormone%20linked%20to%20weight%20gain
The New England Journal of Medicine piece below claims to know the 'Hunger Hormone', too bad they do not identify the 'loss of appetite' hormone.
I have struggled with weight since I was 4 years old. One does not expect a 4 year old to have the emotional security to control apetite and the parents should appropriately act wisely but many rather appease to maintain a friendly relationship while not parenting correctly because that incurs resentment and childrens outbursts of emotion in my opinion.
Often I have had 2 appetite issues: 1. not feeling full enough 2. a sweet tooth
As an adult most of my life has been in an appropriate weight range or slightly obese. Some years, I have been morbidly obese at over 250 and as high as 290. I have always lost the weight from those morbidly obese levels. Currently, my doctor labels me as at a 'healthy weight' but 3 years ago I had to lose a lot of weight to achieve the 'healthy weight' label once again ... I have struggled with weight my whole life.
Loss of appetite periods amazingly have allowed me to lose weight only twice. I wish I could bottle whatever flows in my blood stream during those 2 lost of appetite periods; I could make a fortune selling it. At times, execerise helped while mostly I lost weight from low calorie eating.
The below piece claims to know the 'Hunger Hormone', too bad they do not identify the 'loss of appetite' hormone.
=============================================
Hunger hormone linked to weight gain
Losing weight is hard enough. Research shows keeping weight off is equally as tough.
A study conducted at the University of Melbourne in Australia finds that even after a year of substantial weight loss, a person's hunger hormones still yell "Feed me."
Weight regain is a very common problem for dieters. The study's researchers wanted to find out what encourages it. They studied 50 overweight and obese patients in a 10-week program, following a weight loss of at least 10 percent. Thirty-four people ultimately lost that much weight and stuck with the study long enough for analysis.
On average, the participants lost roughly 30 pounds during the program, much faster than the standard advice of losing 1 to 2 pounds a week. They consumed just 500 to 550 calories a day, using a meal replacement called Oprifast plus vegetables for eight weeks. Then, for two weeks, they were introduced to solid foods gradually.
Despite counseling and written advise about how to maintain their weight loss, the participants gained an average of 12 pounds back during the following year.
The researchers checked the blood levels of nine hormones that influence appetite before the weight loss program began and again one year later. They found six hormones were still out of whack, leaning in a direction that would increase hunger.
The findings show that gaining weight back after a diet is not simply due to a lack of willpower.
Health and diet experts say that it is an evolutionary response for a dieter's body to rebel against weight loss, so the findings are not all that surprising.
The study was published Thursday in the New England Journal of Medicine.
www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/90063491?Hunger%20hormone%20linked%20to%20weight%20gain