Search from the University of Tel Aviv, in Israel, presents an interesting scientific discovery. In studies, Professor Carmit Levy, responsible for the research, demonstrates what is the relationship between sun exposure and appetite. According to the teacher, differences in the bodies of men and women make one of them feel more hungry after sunbathing.
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Men feel hungrier after sun exposure
A Israeli university research states that men feel more hungry after sun exposure, unlike women. According to the study, this occurs due to different metabolic processes between men and women.
When exposed to the sun, the human body triggers a protein responsible for repairing any DNA damage caused to the skin as a result of exposure to sunscreens.
The protein, called p53, activates a hormone associated with increased appetite, ghrelin. In women, due to the presence of estrogen, the interaction of p53 protein with ghrelin does not happen. Thus, normally women do not feel hungry after sunbathing.
The study is considered as the first medical research responsible for linking gender and exposure to UV rays, with positive results to find a molecular connection between increased appetite and the incidence of sunlight on the human body.
For researchers, this discovery is interesting, especially insofar as it is necessary to many participants to be able to find the differences, because it is a study based on gender.
The research has data from approximately three thousand Israelis of both sexes, in which time of sun exposure and eating habits are reported. Data refer to information for up to one year.
To find the answer, the scientists combine the data provided by the students with the results of a genetic study done in the laboratory. The conclusion points out that both in laboratory studies and in completed questionnaires, the skin works as an appetite and energy regulator, that is, it is responsible for metabolism.
For this reason, sunlight activates the production of protective DNA proteins, but stimulates the production of other hormones. linked to appetite as a way of showing the body that winter is over and it is time to prepare for the mating period.
