Word: appestat
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Physiologically, people overeat because what Dr. Jolliffe calls the "appestat" is set too high. The appestat, which adjusts the appetite to keep weight constant, is located, says Jolliffe, in the hypothalamus -near the body's temperature, sleep and water-balance controls. Physical exercise raises the appestat. So does cold weather...
...moderate doses, alcohol narcotizes the appestat and enhances appetite (the original reason for the cocktail); but because liquor has a high caloric value-100 calories per oz.-the heavy drinker is seldom hungry. In rare cases, diseases such as encephalitis or a pituitary tumor may damage the appestat permanently, destroying nearly all sense of satiety...
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