Men Suppress Food Cravings Better Than Women

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Guys can lower their brain activity in hunger regions on command

By Diane Welland

Worldwide, women suffer higher rates of eating disorders and obesity than men do—and a recent study may help explain why. Gene-Jack Wang of Brookhaven National Laboratory used PET scans to look at brain activity in fasting men and women as they were exposed to the sight, smell and taste of their favorite food. Some subjects of each gender were then told to try to ignore their craving for the food.

In men, this willful inhibition directly affected brain metabolism—the group suppressing their craving had less activation in the limbic and paralimbic regions, which control awareness of hunger and desire for food. The two groups of women, in contrast, had equivalent brain activity. This observation corresponds to the participants’ ex­perience: the men who tried to ignore their craving felt a decreased desire for the food, but the women were tantalized despite their efforts at self-control. Wang also reported that the women’s brains showed a much greater response to their favorite food than men’s did, and he speculates that these findings may help explain why so many women struggle with their weight.

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=men-suppress-food-cravings

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So women lack self-control?

I didn't need a scientific study to tell me that...

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An image that curbs my craving...

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This one makes me hungry...

[dakay ♥ 10]

IMO, the problem is that women are judged by their appearance thanks to the media and the consumer society

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IMO, the problem is that women are judged by their appearance thanks to the media and the consumer society

True. Have you seen this Lane Bryant commercial with the curvy woman in it? She looks great, but you'll never see a big girl like that on the cover of a magazine.

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One word to describe this girl.

DAM!

True. Have you seen this Lane Bryant commercial with the curvy woman in it? She looks great, but you'll never see a big girl like that on the cover of a magazine.

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One word to describe this girl.

DAM!

Her name is Ashley Graham and she'll be appearing nude in Oprah's magazine.

Here's an interview:

http://www.youtube.c...feature=related

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True. Have you seen this Lane Bryant commercial with the curvy woman in it? She looks great, but you'll never see a big girl like that on the cover of a magazine.

you're right, they prefer skinny women. This woman is beautiful, I have to add: Sexy isn't defined by body size or shape, it's a state of mind, Sexy is confidence, real beauty, and the power to be the best you.

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IMO, the problem is that women are judged by their appearance thanks to the media and the consumer society

Why does that explain why men are better at suppressing their appetite? Societal pressure would mean that women have more reason to suppress appetite than men. But the study shows that men are better at it.

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Why does that explain why men are better at suppressing their appetite? Societal pressure would mean that women have more reason to suppress appetite than men. But the study shows that men are better at it.

Well, we have to, si man, given that there's normally no pork-flavored ice cream to be found anywhere, no man.