How does your body know you're full? - Hilary Coller
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Hunger claws at your belly. It tugs at your intestines, which begin to writhe, aching to be fed. Being hungry generates a powerful and often unpleasant physical sensation that’s almost impossible to ignore. After you’ve reacted by gorging on your morning pancakes, you start to experience an opposing force: fullness. But how does your body actually know when you’re full? Hilary Coller explains.
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Meet The Creators
- Educator
- Hilary Coller
- Director
- Sashko Danylenko
- Script Editor
- Emma Bryce
- Animator
- Oleh Shcherba
- Editor
- Kasia Zabavko
