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Thursday, September 04, 2003In the small study, obese and lean people ate about 30 percent less from a buffet after they were given a dose of the hormone, PYY3-36, to trick the brain into thinking they had already eaten. The research also showed lower natural levels of PYY in the obese, which may explain why they overeat, Bloom said. The study was a small one - involving only 12 obese and 12 lean people - but the results are interesting, and could point the way to a safer drug-based approach to obesity and overeating than what we currently have. It just needs a lot more work before it’s ready for prime time. The hormone in question is a fragment of a hormone released by the gut, which works its magic in the brain at the hypothalamus. More than you probably want to know about it can be found here. posted by Sydney on 9/04/2003 09:07:00 AM 0 comments 0 Comments: |
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