For just under 50 calories, a cup of casaba melon has about the same amount of fiber. Honeydew melon provides 64 calories and 1.4 grams of fiber per cup, which also amounts to 6 percent of the daily value for fiber. Watermelon, however, is nearly 60 percent lower in fiber than other kinds of melon.
Since insulin is already known to increase levels of leptin -- the obesity hormone that tells your brain to curb your appetite after eating -- the findings suggest that insulin plays an important role in controlling what you eat.umans and mice share the same type of brain-cell connections and hormones, as well as similar architectures in the pleasure centers of the brain. The premise that hunger makes food look more appealing is a widely held belief.
There is no question that insulin causes weight gain. Insulin is a hormone secreted by the pancreas in response to sugar intake usually in the diet. Its role is to drive sugar into the cells of the body where it is used as a source of energy (measured in calories).