Benefiting at work from Brain Based Insights

Have you ever wondered why you get hungry at work while others get by on exercise or stimulating conversations – without that extra bite you tend to nab?  It turns out that food turns on body-clock genes… or that when you eat turns on genes in specific brain areas? Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center tell us that “Giving up your regular late-night snack may be hard, and not just because it’s a routine. The habit may genetically change an area of the brain to expect the food at that time.”

This research shows a link to the gut where memory is stored for food that should come at certain times in a day. Researchers want to focus next  on a person’s centers that control various body clocks. They hope to discover how these centers can communicate with each other, according to team leader, Dr. Yanagisawa.

This is an interesting study for those who’d like to turn off cravings and tell the gut to be still rather than give in to more food consumption than calorie-burning. Check back for the progress on this one.