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Your Gut Microbiome and Optimal Health and Fitness | Amy Shah MD

The Dr. Gabrielle Lyon Show

CHAPTER

The Hunger Pathway

The mechanism that drives craving is actually different than the physiological mechanism that drives hunger. That's why it's so confusing to people because sometimes we are actually craving food. And I give people the exact example of processed food. You could have eaten a full day of nutrient rich food, but you could still sit down for a movie late at night and then want to eat snacks, want to eat ice cream. It's your dopamine pathway seeking that comfort rather than the hunger pathway.

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