Chocolates binge alert; SCIENCE.ICE cream, chocolate and beefburgers can encourage over-eating, research claims. Scientists said they contain palmitic acid palmitic acid /pal·mit·ic ac·id/ (pal-mit´ik) a 16-carbon saturated fatty acid found in most fats and oils, particularly associated with stearic acid; one of the most prevalent saturated fatty acids in body lipids. which reverses an inbuilt in·built adj. Built-in; inherent. inbuilt Adjective (of a quality or feeling) present from the beginning: an inbuilt prejudice Adj. 1. alarm telling us when we are full. It explains why it is possible to binge on unhealthy food full of saturated fat yet still feel hungrier than normal hours later. Dr Deborah Clegg, of UT Southwestern Medical Centre, Dallas, said: "Normally our body is primed to say when we've had enough, but that doesn't always happen when we're eating something good. "Since you're not being told by the brain to stop eating, you over-eat." CAPTION(S): FAT'S TEMPTING Choc bar |
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