Link Gut instincts: The secrets of your second brain by Emma Young New Scientist 15th December 2012 page 39 Interesting view of the Enteric Nervous System. This is a great article. Very timely before the festivities. I should however point out that there is much evidence that fructose damage (AGE and Sugar-Damage) to leptin receptors is on the increase in modern diets. The consequences are that people do not know when to stop eating. Again it is sugar that drives obesity not the fats. It is the fats make us feel satisfied and stop eating. Hence the success of traditional Lo-Carb Hi-Fat diets in creating better health profiles. Guts and Psychology Syndrome PS. Dr Natasha Campbell-Mc Bride MD (ISBN0954852028) has much practical advice on the relationship between Brains and Digestive System in a range of disorders. What You Eat – It makes you think!
Liz & Glyn Wainwright 