Recently some states have started to tackle the issue of food being sold in school cafeterias. In Connecticut, legislators have passed legislation banning all junk foods from all school cafeteria lunches and from all vending machines inside state schools. Further, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has proposed banning all junk foods from all vending machines in all state schools in California.
It has been shown that the food served by fast food restaurants can cause hormonal changes to the human brain. Recently, many hormones have been discovered which regulate the appetite, control eating, and maintain a stable body weight. One of these hormones is leptin. Leptin is continuously produced by fat cells, and its levels within the blood indicates body fat reserves. These signals are read by the hypothalamus, the area of the brain which tracks eating behavior and uses the signals to keep fat reserves stable. Recent studies have shown binging on fast food can block the hormones which would tell one to stop eating. In addition, when weight gain occurs, resistance to leptin begins as the brain loses its ability to respond to the hormones.
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Edited by calmcookie, 07 May 2006 - 01:30 PM.