Brain Keeps Tabs On Your Fat Consumption

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New research shows that your brain is keeping record of the amount of fat you eat this holiday season. A new type of lipid, called, N-acylphosphatidylethanolamines or NAPE, has been discovered to increase after eating fatty foods. The lipid enters the bloodstream from the gut and heads directly to the brain. In the brain, NAPEs concentrate in a region that controls energy expenditure and food intake.

In the study, rats were given NAPE for a total of 5 days. During these 5 days, researchers saw a continuous drop in food intake as well as a decline in body weight. NAPE injected into the rat's brain also led to a reduced food intake.

Researchers believe that this could prove as a useful treatment to battle obesity.

SOURCES: Cell, November 2008

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