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How Anxiety Affects Your Appetite
19:32 - 29:15 (09:43)
Anxiety can lead to pre-meal anxiety or anxiety around food, which can inhibit feeding and make us not want to eat. This is due to the activation of locus coeruleus, which releases noredrenaline in the brain when we approach food.
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Our bodies have neurons in our stomach that sense the presence of sugary foods and signal to the brain, causing us to crave more of it even if we cannot taste it.
19:32 - 23:42 (04:09)
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Our bodies have neurons in our stomach that sense the presence of sugary foods and signal to the brain, causing us to crave more of it even if we cannot taste it. This means that even savory foods can contain sugar, leading to cravings we may not realize we have.
ChapterHow Anxiety Affects Your Appetite
EpisodeHow Foods and Nutrients Control Our Moods
PodcastHuberman Lab
Pre-meal anxiety can inhibit feeding and make it difficult to enjoy a meal.
23:42 - 26:51 (03:09)
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Pre-meal anxiety can inhibit feeding and make it difficult to enjoy a meal. The locus coeruleus activates the lateral hypothalamus, leading to a release of noredrenaline in the brain, which can trigger anxiety and alertness around mealtimes.
ChapterHow Anxiety Affects Your Appetite
EpisodeHow Foods and Nutrients Control Our Moods
PodcastHuberman Lab
Studies suggest that people will eat until their brain perceives adequate intake of amino acids, not until their stomach is full, and accelerators like sugar and fats make us want to eat more because they are nutrient dense and help support survival.
26:51 - 29:15 (02:23)
Summary
Studies suggest that people will eat until their brain perceives adequate intake of amino acids, not until their stomach is full, and accelerators like sugar and fats make us want to eat more because they are nutrient dense and help support survival.