Andrew Huberman· PhD
So um insulin is very important in the brain for a lot of reasons as you know but you know a couple of the things relative to what we're or relevant to what we're talking about would be one is it does act on the hypothalamus and help you know tell it to basically um stop eating be satiated like I took a meal in okay like I'm going to be satiated but it also plays a role in energy storage and telling the the body how to store the energy and so when your brain becomes insulin resistant it's not doing that and so you're not being satiated so you eat more and you're storing the fat more viscerally.