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Brain control of appetite and body weight

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If you have a question about this talk, please contact Dr Dervila Glynn.

Love food, but don’t know why?

Gain weight by just looking at food while your friend can eat a whole pie and not gain an ounce?

Dr. Lora Heisler, Lecturer in the Department of Pharmacology, University of Cambridge discusses how signals in our brain influence what we eat, when and how much, and how our genes impact on appetite and body weight gain.

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