Quote Originally Posted by goldfinch View Post
There is quite a bit of research. As a formerly obese person I especially was interested in how hormones which regulate appetite go way out of whack when you lose weight, with not enough of the hormone which suppresses appetite and too much of the hormone which increases appetite. Then there is the effect of behavior conditioning on appetite.
I should have written "I wish I knew more about research on appetite". And now I do Very interesting stuff, goldfinch. Especially the gastric bypass bit (that was the surgery term I was looking for), and the effect on appetite. A bit scary too. Surgery is a drastic measure and has it's own dangers.