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...into, and out of, the hypothalamus, a brain structure that is the control center for weight regulation. The body produces hormones that activate the hypothalamus. The neurons in the hypothalamus send new messages back to the body. And just like subliminal messages spliced into a filmstrip, these signals powerfully affect our behavior even when we are not aware of them...
...Malloch Brown, administrator of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP). "The key now is to put people first and the environment second, but also to remember that when you exhaust resources, you destroy people." With that in mind, the summiteers will wrestle with a host of difficult issues that affect both people and the environment. Among them...
Among the many policy issues facing the world, few are as complex as global climate change. Countless scientific, technological and economic issues affect our understanding of the climate conundrum and our response to it. Huge uncertainties exist in these fields, and new climate observations, scientific studies and technological developments are constantly added to the equation. One fact, however, is indisputable: President Bush has crafted the strongest, smartest and most practical climate-change program the U.S. has ever had. No previous Administration has devoted as much Cabinet-level attention to the issue or provided such resources to climate-change science, technology...
...turn PYY into an easy-to-swallow pill, that the pill turns out to work for a wide range of people and that those who take it begin losing weight and shed, say, 5% to 8% of their body weight. At that point, some of the other hormones that affect long-term weight control, such as leptin and insulin, start dropping, and a short-acting hormone called ghrelin starts climbing, increasing your sense of hunger. "Now your body is competing with the effect of the drug," Schwartz says. "In the end, you may need two or three drugs...
WHAT HAS GONE WRONG: Studies show overactivity and a 30% loss in gray matter in this region, causing people to lose judgment about how certain behaviors, such as overspending or being sexually indiscriminate, will affect their lives...