"Internal Scales" regulate body fat except fatties sit too much for them to work right.

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Researchers at Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden, have found evidence for the existence of an internal body weight sensing system.

...“Quite simply, we have found support for the existence of internal bathroom scales. The weight of the body is registered in the lower extremities. If the body weight tends to increase, a signal is sent to the brain to decrease food intake and keep the body weight constant”.

The study was performed on obese rodents that were made artificially heavier by loading with extra weights. The animals lost almost as much weight as the artificial load. The extra weights caused body fat to decrease and blood glucose levels to improve.

...Lately, several studies of human populations have coupled sitting with obesity and bad health. The present results could explain why.

“We believe that the internal body scales give an inaccurately low measure when you sit down. As a result you eat more and gain weight”, says Claes Ohlsson.

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