How digestion works: what happens to food after you eat it
Why a soda does not fill you up: the fullness signals of your gut
A big soda stretches your stomach, and an hour later you can be hungry again. Feeling full takes more than a full stomach. What does your gut tell your brain, and when?
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Feeling hungry or full is not something you choose. Your body tells your brain, and right now, Rono's body is telling him to eat.
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In a study in 2000, adults got extra sugar every day for four weeks. When it came as jelly beans, they ate less of their other food, without trying. When the same sugar came as soda, they ate just as much as before.
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