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How does your body know you're full?

Hilary Coller · TED

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About

Hunger claws at your belly. It tugs at your intestines, which begin to writhe, aching to be fed. Being hungry generates a powerful and often unpleasant physical sensation that’s almost impossible to ignore. After you’ve reacted by gorging on your morning pancakes, you start to experience an opposing force: fullness. But how does your body actually know when you’re full? Hilary Coller explains. [Directed by Sashko Danylenko, narrated by Addison Anderson, music by Sashko Danylenko].

The talk

  1. How does your body know you're full? 5 min · TED's player

Credits and licence

Institution
TED
Department
TED-Ed
Speaker
Hilary Coller
Year
2017
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Biology, Medicine and health, Teaching and learning
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
Attribution
TED Talks are licensed by TED under Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0 International and are shown here in TED's own player, as TED's usage policy asks.
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