Ronald Grisanti D.C., D.A.B.C.O., D.A.C.B.N., M.S.,CFMP Leptin, a recently discovered hormone, regulates body weight by suppressing food intake and/or increasing energy expenditure. Leptin is a very powerful and influential hormone produced by fat cells. Science has discovered that leptin is the most powerful metabolic regulator that tells your brain whether you should be hungry, eat and make […]
Date: May 18, 2015 Source: University of Cincinnati Academic Health Center For years, scientists have pointed to leptin resistance as a possible cause of obesity. Research led by investigators at the University of Cincinnati (UC) Metabolic Diseases Institute, however, found that leptin action isn’t the culprit. “Restoring leptin action will not be effective at reducing […]
by Wayne Kuznar Contributing Writer, MedPage Today Circulating leptin was linked to knee cartilage thinning in adults after adjusting for body mass index and other factors, and may potentially explain the association between obesity and cartilage thickness. Over 2.7 years, baseline levels of leptin and changes in leptin over time were negatively associated with changes […]