ZAPPING the brain with "random noise" could starve cravings and stop emotional eating , scientists say. A study found that using electrical brain stimulation for 20 minutes per day just six times reduced appetite , willingness to eat, and hunger for two weeks. The therapy, called transcranial random noise stimulation (tRNS), works through simple skull caps and has already been found to lessen depression.
Scientists from the Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute said the therapy could be more effective and safer than standard weight loss drugs. Study author, Dr Ki-young Shin, said: "If this electrostimulation treatment equipment with far fewer side effects than existing obesity treatments is commercialised and can be used at home instead of in hospitals, it will provide an easy and simple method for daily appetite suppression management. "Especially when people are under stress or difficulty, many people eat food due to emotional hunger.
READ MORE ON WEIGHT LOSS "And if digital healthcare technology that combines electrostimulation treatment and exercise therapy is introduced, it will enhance weight loss effects and help individuals manage their health more effectively." It’s estimated 64 per cent of British adults are now overweight, having a body mass index (BMI) of 25 or more. This includes around 28 per cent who are obese (with a BMI of 30 or more).
Doctors are trying to do all they can to reduce these numbers, as carrying extra weight increases your chance of numer.