# Gut hormone and brown fat interact to tell the brain it's time to stop eating

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**Created:** [November 20, 2018, 9:34pm UTC](https://archive.menshealtharchive.com/t/gut-hormone-and-brown-fat-interact-to-tell-the-brain-its-time-to-stop-eating/1053 "2018-11-20T21:34:37Z")\
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> **[Gut hormone and brown fat interact to tell the brain it's time to stop eating](https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181115145109.htm)**
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> Researchers have shown that so-called 'brown fat' interacts with the gut hormone secretin in mice to relay nutritional signals about fullness to the brain during a meal. The study bolsters our understanding of a long-suspected role of brown adipose...

  
Researchers have shown that so-called ‘brown fat’ interacts with the gut hormone secretin in mice to relay nutritional signals about fullness to the brain during a meal. The study bolsters our understanding of a long-suspected role of brown adipose tissue (BAT) – a type of body fat known to generate heat when an animal is cold – in the control of food intake.