Extra fat can be annoying, embarrassing, and, to some, unattractive. In some cases, fat can be removed via liposuction or a tummy tuck, which can be done at my East Coast plastic surgery practice. But patients that are very overweight or obese are not candidates; therefore, it is up to them to get their weight in order.
A healthy diet and exercise regime isn’t easy to follow. It becomes even harder when we don’t see our hard work pay off. And it’s hard to forgive ourselves if we fall off the wagon. But it’s nothing to fret over. In fact, new studies have determined that our brains may have a big hand in our overeating.
Consider the fact that twenty five percent of men and forty three percent of women attempt to diet and exercise each year. Roughly five to twenty percent lose weight and actually keep the weight off. How could so many determined people fall off the wagon? The blame is not on their unending stomach, but on their forever hungry brains. The stomach has no problem letting us know when we are full, but sometimes our brain isn’t as ready to stop noshing. And no matter how actively you avoid a juicy burger, as soon as you see one your brain can easily coerce you into sampling it.
With this in mind, scientists hope to find out why the brain drives us so powerfully to overeat. Whether it has to do with a hormonal trigger in the brain, or a specific spot in the brain, scientists hope to turn off the trigger so that two-thirds of American adults and one-third of America children and adolescents will no longer be considered overweight or obese.
To your health and beauty,
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