How the Brain Regulates Hunger
Food is one of the most fundamental human needs. It sustains life, fuels biological processes, and supports physical and mental performance. Yet when the body’s ability to regulate food intake becomes disrupted, the consequences can be profound—ranging from obesity and diabetes to eating disorders and metabolic disease. Understanding how the brain controls hunger and energy balance has therefore become one of the most important challenges in modern science. Few scientists have explored this complex topic as deeply as Professor Katsunori Nonogaki , a leading researcher in diabetes and nutrition at the Research Center for Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (RARiS) at Tohoku University . As both a physician and scientist specializing in internal medicine and metabolic disorders, Nonogaki has spent decades uncovering how the brain communicates with the body to regulate appetite, metabolism, and health. The Brain as the Control Center of Appetite For many years, hunger w...