# Brain cells control appetite and body weight

> University of Warwick researchers found that tanycytes in the brain detect amino acids such as arginine and lysine from food and signal satiety. The study was published in Molecular Metabolism and focuses on human appetite and body weight.

- Date: 2017-10-03 · published 2017-10-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/68791-brain-cells-control-appetite-and-body-weight
- Commodities: [Lysine](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LYSINE.md)

## Why it matters

This is basic human health research with no direct effect on feed supply, demand or prices.

## Sources

- foodprocessing.com.au: https://www.foodprocessing.com.au/content/prepared-food/news/brain-cells-control-appetite-and-body-weight-1389971879

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