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Fast Food Joints Add Hormone to Food That Makes You Want to Eat More

When you ingest a stomach hormone called ghrelin it causes your brain to respond to food the way junkies respond to drugs. You are filled with an intense desire for it, and eating it becomes far more memorable. Researchers at Montreal's McGill University studied people's reactions to food after they had ingested ghrelin, and discovered that it made them crave whatever food they were shown in pictures — even if they had just eaten. Drugs that tamper with ghrelin are just around the corner. More »

10:52 AM on Wed May 7 2008
By Annalee Newitz
2,956 views, 36 comments

Latest by n/a: I wonder if those folks with Prader-Willie (genetic syndrome that causes nervous system problems and an insatiable appetite) actually suffer from a glut of ghrelin? Especially since their bodies are out of whack to being with. more »