Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Ghrelin : hormone which makes us eat more

why do we want to eat that yummy dessert even when we feel full with our lunch.

the researchers have found the answer and it it the hormone called : Ghrelin.
Ghrelin is produced mainly by P/D1 cells lining the fundus of the human stomach and epsilon cells of the pancreas.

The discovery may help in treating the condition called Anorexia nervosa. Which is a kind of eating disorder and the victim has obsessive fear of gaining weight.

The research has been published in Biological Psychiatry journal.

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