Health and Fitness
Unless We Optimize Our Satiety Hormones, Hunger Will Chase Us.
I share my personal view on obesity and how awareness of hormones can address the issue of fake hunger signals.
Obesity is widespread globally. Pervasive fake hunger seems to be one of the culprits of obesity.
As documented in Wikipedia: “Obesity in the United States is a major health issue resulting in numerous diseases, specifically increased risk of certain types of cancer, coronary artery disease, type 2 diabetes, stroke, as well as significant increases in early mortality and economic costs.”
CHS (Centers for Health Statistics) report depicted 42.4% of U.S. adults as obese in 2018. Stats are higher for men (43%) and a little lower for women (41.9%). Almost half of our population is obese.
We feel too hungry and overeat.
Even though hunger is a natural feeling and essential for our health, excessive and emotional hunger causes substantial health risks.
Hunger is a potent emotion. We need this useful emotion for our survival. Natural hunger serves the purpose of encouraging nourishment. However, false hunger causes issues like obesity, diabetes, stroke, heart problems and many…
