Getting hot and sweaty: how heat and spice might affect our appetite
- Written by Andrew Brown, Professor and Head, School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, UNSW
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Do you feel less peckish when it’s hot or after a sweaty workout or spicy food? New research has discovered how body temperature might help control appetite through heat sensors in the brain.
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