| The endocannabinoid (EC) system is activated | | | | control. Blocking cannabinoid receptors is also |
| when you consume high-fat or high-carbohydrate | | | | benefic when it comes to reducing risks for Type |
| food and it makes you feel hungrier, drives to | | | | two diabetes and heart disease. |
| weight gain, and increases body fat, according to | | | | However, nutritionists have different strategies |
| Dr. Louis J. Arrone, director of the Comprehensive | | | | that may help you decrease the urge of a snack. |
| Weight Control Program at New York | | | | For example, wait five to fifteen minutes, distract |
| Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Cornell Medical Center. | | | | yourself with other activities, drink a glass of |
| It was shown that obese people have an | | | | water, or just have a small portion of a treat. |
| overactive EC system, so obesity it`s not just a | | | | It may help if you eat food high in water and |
| problem of drugs that don`t work or lack of | | | | fiber that gives you a sense of fullness. Dr. |
| willpower, it`s also about the body`s | | | | Arrone recommends workout as a key for |
| counterbalancing mechanisms that stops weight | | | | maintaining weight loss since the natural response |
| loss, said Dr. Arrone. | | | | of the body is to conserve calories when it |
| Receptors of the EC system can be blocked and | | | | receives less food. |
| so appetite and weight gain would be under | | | | |