:) here's a thought, if someone doesn't have that off switch you just hire a guy to sit behind you when you eat and when you start going overboard he can stick a cattle prod in your back. That might kick off the appetite j/k
Bill Wheatley Senior Database Developer Macromedia Certified Advanced Coldfusion Developer EDIETS.COM 954.360.9022 X159 ICQ 417645 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Beth F" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, July 08, 2002 2:54 PM Subject: Re: Fat ferrets and people (was RE: Wake Up) > > Does this mean that obesity is genetic in all cases? I do not think so. > You > > can lesion a couple of different areas of the brain and create the same > > effect. > > I don't know about "all cases" - thats awfully global. Supposedly there is > a strong tendency towards obesity in families - its not entirely clear > whether its genetic or learned. In the study with the mice whom "never feel > full" there was a discussion about how most obese people do not have a > sensitivity to the "off switch" hormone which signals fullness in normal > people. It causes them to overeat. They are testing a drug which increases > sensitivity to this hormone in mice. > > ______________________________________________________________________ Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
