Waqar Ahmad- The University of Agriculture, Peshawar
Waqar Ahmad
- The University of Agriculture, Peshawar
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Konjac promotes healthy gut flora by increasing the population of Bifidobacteria colonies (1.26 Prebiotic Index) and enhancing production of butyric acid (8.24 mM concentration) (Ariestanti et al., 2019).
Konjac (3 g daily) promotes reduction in weight by 2.87 lbs; percentage body fat by 0.83%; fat mass by 2.49 lbs; total cholesterol by 13.9 mg/dL,...
The mechanism in which stress causes overeating is a combination of behavioral changes in appetite surges in cortisol and decreases in serotonin stimulating the brain reward system and resulting in suppressed insulin and increased ghrelin. This potent combination of hormonal and chemical changes result in the uncontrollable urge for unhealthy foods...
The mechanism in which stress causes overeating is a combination of behavioral changes in appetite, surges in cortisol and decreases in serotonin stimulating the brain reward system and resulting in suppressed insulin and increased ghrelin. This potent combination of hormonal and chemical changes result in the uncontrollable urge for unhealthy food...
