How cells' saturated and monounsaturated fats may shape hunger signals

How cells' saturated and monounsaturated fats may shape hunger signals

An international team, including scientists from Leipzig University, has gained important new insights into the regulation of food intake in mammals. The study, recently published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, shows that the relative availability of saturated and monounsaturated fatty acids within the cell's branched membrane system—the endoplasmic reticulum (ER)—plays a central role in regulating food intake. T…

New insights into regulation of food intake in mammals

31.03.2026 - An international team, including scientists from Leipzig University, has gained important new insights into the regulation of food intake in mammals. The study, recently published in the scientific journal PNAS, shows that the relative availability of saturated and monounsaturated fatty acids within the cell's branched membrane system - the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) - plays a central