In this Huberman Lab Essentials episode, I explain how hormones regulate hunger, appetite and feelings of satiety (fullness), along with strategies to help control appetite.
I describe how the body senses nutrient levels and how the brain processes these signals to stimulate hunger or suppress appetite. I also discuss how certain foods can help curb hunger, while processed foods and emulsifiers can interfere with satiety signals, leading to overeating. Additionally, I cover how lifestyle factors such as exercise and meal timing regulate blood glucose levels, which in turn impact hunger and appetite.
Huberman Lab Essentials episodes are approximately 30 minutes long and focus on essential science and protocol takeaways from past Huberman Lab episodes. Essentials will be released every Thursday, while our full-length episodes will continue to be released every Monday.
Read the full episode show notes: https://go.hubermanlab.com/Ao6Skcc
This Huberman Lab Essentials is from the full-length Huberman Lab episode, “How Our Hormones Control Our Hunger, Eating & Satiety": https://youtu.be/17O5mgXZ9ZU
*Resources*
Is a Calorie a Calorie? Processed Food, Experiment Gone Wrong (Robert Lustig): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxyxcTZccsE
*Timestamps*
00:00:00 Huberman Lab Essentials; Hormones, Sexual Development
00:00:56 Hunger, Hypothalamus, Cortex & Mouth
00:04:40 Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormone, AgRP Neurons, Ghrelin, Tool: Regular Meal Timing
00:08:56 Cholecystokinin (CCK), Tool: Omega-3s, Amino Acids & Blunting Appetite
00:12:09 Highly-Processed Foods, Emulsifiers, Tool: Whole Foods & Satiety Signals
00:16:49 Insulin, Glucose, Type 1 & 2 Diabetes
00:19:55 Insulin & Glucagon, Tools: Food Order, Movement & Blood Glucose
00:23:01 Tool: Exercise & Stable Blood Sugar
00:25:51 Metformin, Ketogenic Diet, Blood Glucose
00:28:13 Diabetes, Urine & Blood Sugar
00:30:37 Caffeine, Tool: Yerba Mate, Glucagon-Like Peptide -1 (GLP-1), Appetite
00:33:45 Recap & Key Takeaways
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