Weight Loss

Study suggests dieters shouldn't give up - slimming hormone waits to be unleashed

Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, February 2nd, 2004

Need motivation to keep those New Year's resolutions to eat better and get more exercise' A University of Florida (UF) study in rats suggests that dieters who persevere long enough to lose a few pounds may be rewarded with help from a slimming hormone that's otherwise stifled by excess fat.

Described in Obesity Research, the study showed adult rats fattened on a high-calorie diet returned to their original weights when scientists used gene therapy to produce the hormone, called leptin, in the rodents' brains, said Satya Kalra, a UF College of Medicine professor of neuroscience who led the study. Leptin is produced by mammals, including people.

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