FATTY FOODS DON’T FILL US UP

Scientists at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School found that when animals were exposed to palmitic acid – the saturated fat in ice cream and red meat – fat molecules caused their brains to ignore appetite-suppressing signals from the hormones leptin and insulin. Translation: The body doesn’t realize it’s full. Since the fat will make you a poor judge of satiety, go easy on the chocolate ice cream after dinner.