To Eat or Not to Eat? That Is the Question!

What is hunger? How do we know how much to eat? And what happens if not eat enough? To survive, the human body must have energy reserves available in form of fat. Using a hormone called leptin, fat tissue regularly sends messages brain about body’s reserves. When receives lot it tells body, “you are full, stop eating.” In certain situations, like obesity and pregnancy, less sensitive leptin—so people feel full they keep eating. We hypothesize that pregnancy change blood vessels transport leptin brain. As result, an “illusion” low created causing send fewer “stop eating” commands. eating gain weight.