Neuro-metabolic pathways of high-protein meal reducing food craving
Min Pu, Rémi Janet, Sergio Oroz Artigas, Anja Ulrich, Jeremy Tardu, Peter N. C. Mohr, Britta Wilms, Berthold Viktor Koletzko, Sebastian M. Meyhoefer, Soyoung Q. Park
This study shows that a high-protein meal increases plasma tyrosine, reduces food craving, and alters midbrain activity and whole-brain neural reorganization in humans.
bioRxiv · Sep 15, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience