Introduction -- The Fattest Man on the Island -- The Selection Problem -- The Chemistry of Seduction -- The United States of Food Reward -- The Economics of Eating -- The Satiety Factor -- The Hunger Neuron -- Rhythms -- Life in the Fast Lane -- The Human Computer -- Outsmarting the Hungry Brain -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Index
Summary
"No one wants to overeat, yet most of us do anyway. Why does our behavior betray our best intentions to eat well and stay slim, and what can we do about it? To answer these simple questions, obesity and neuroscience researcher Stephen J. Guyenet takes readers on an eye-opening journey through the human brain. The Hungry Brain delivers profound insights into why the brain often undermines our weight goals, transforms these insights into practical guidelines for eating well and staying slim, and reveals how this mysterious organ makes us who we are" -- Page 4 of cover
Notes
"Illustrations by Shizuka N. Aoki"--Cover
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-278) and index
