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Stephan J. Guyenet, Ph.D. is an obesity researcher and health writer whose work ties together neuroscience, physiology, evolutionary biology, and nutrition to offer explanations and solutions for our global weight problem. He received a B.S. in biochemistry at the University of Virginia and a Ph.D. in neurobiology at the University of Washington. He is the author of the popular health website, Whole Health Source, and is a frequent speaker on topics of obesity, metabolism, and nutrition.

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Mistakes page for The Hungry Brain

I make mistakes, and acknowledging and correcting them is an important part of how I grow. On this page, I list every mistake I know of in my book The Hungry Brain, and whether they have been corrected in the paperback edition. Thanks to everyone who has pointed out mistakes!

I’m certain there are more I haven’t caught yet. If you spot one, please let me know and I’ll add it to the list.

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Published on May 11, 2021 07:32

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Average rating: 4.02 · 3,003 ratings · 352 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Hungry Brain: Outsmarting the Instincts That Make Us Overeat by Stephan Guyenet, Shizuka N. Aoki (Illustrator) 4.04 avg rating — 3,140 ratings — published 2017	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Why do We Gain Fat, and How do We Lose it?: An Introduction to the Science of Body Fat by Dan Pardi, Stephan Guyenet liked it 3.00 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	饥饿的大脑 by Stephan Guyenet, 石雨晴 (Translator) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ataxin-7 conserved motifs determine the severity of the neurodegenerative disorder spinocerebellar ataxia type 7 in transgenic mice and influence lifespan in yeast. 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Genetics loads the gun, and environment pulls the trigger.”
― Stephan Guyenet, The Hungry Brain: Outsmarting the Instincts That Make Us Overeat

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“Although that idea is common in popular science writing, it has long been out of date within the scientific community. As a matter of fact, dopamine release doesn’t correspond very well with the experience of pleasure. Experiments have shown that animals appear to experience pleasure without dopamine, and studies in humans back this up. Pleasure is more related to a class of chemicals called endorphins that are often released in the striatum simultaneously with dopamine, although these are probably only one component of the experience of pleasure. Dopamine is the “learning chemical” rather than the “pleasure chemical.”
― Stephan Guyenet, The Hungry Brain: Outsmarting the Instincts That Make Us Overeat

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“Although 116 pounds is an impressive amount of weight to lose, at the end of the weight-loss period, the volunteers were still considered to have obesity. Remarkably, after weight loss, the number of calories their bodies consumed was only about three-quarters of what it should have been based on their new, slimmer body size. What’s more, they were ravenously hungry. Something was shutting down their metabolic rate and ramping up their appetites—fighting their weight loss—even though they remained quite fat.”
― Stephan Guyenet, The Hungry Brain: Outsmarting the Instincts That Make Us Overeat

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