Diet and Nutrition
Pancreatic polypeptide reduces appetite and food intake in humans
Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, October 6th, 2003
According to published research from England, "Pancreatic polypeptide (PP) is a gut hormone released from the pancreas in response to ingestion of food. Plasma PP has been shown to be reduced in conditions associated with increased food intake and elevated in anorexia nervosa. In addition peripheral administration of PP has been shown to decrease food intake in rodents."
"These findings suggest that PP may act as a circulating factor that regulates food intake," said Rachel L. Batterham and colleagues at the Imperial College Faculty of Medicine at Hammersmith Campus....
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