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You know those awful pangs of hunger you get when you're dieting? Or those jolting rumbles deep within your tummy that cause you to make a break for the fridge. Well, apparently you're not the only one. It's a constant struggle that dieters face because when you're dieting, as gross as this may sound, your brain starts to eat itself, causing you to get even hungrier.
A new study found that the brain cells start to eat themselves in order to stave off hunger when the body is deprived of calories. According to The Telegraph, the body then produces fatty acids which send an even harsher hunger signal to the brain telling us to head for the kitchen.
Researchers at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine at Yeshiva University in New York want to use this information to develop treatments that stop the process, which is called autophagy.
"Treatments aimed at the pathway might make you less hungry and burn more fat, a good way to maintain energy balance in a world where calories are cheap and plentiful," said Dr Rajat Singh, who led the study.
Truth be told, changing the natural means by which the body works to protect itself isn't an effective avenue for real change. It serves to turn off the messages that your body sends you. It's in reviving your relationship with the body that real change can be made. That is—learning to eat when you're hungry, stop when you satiated, and choose whole foods that provide steady energy. Unfortunately, it's not glamorous, but real change never is.
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