Many of us know that our bodies need vitamin D to absorb calcium and promote bone growth. Too little vitamin D results in soft bones in children, known as rickets, and fragile bones in adults. Vitamin D is needed for many important functions in the body other than building strong bones such as strengthening the …
Category Archives: Leptin
Appetite Control and Leptin
Appetite Control and Leptin Leptin, the “satiety hormone”, discovered in just 1994 is a hormone made by fat cells that helps to regulate hunger. After you eat, leptin is released into the bloodstream where it travels to the brain telling you to stop eating because you’re full. Without leptin we could continue to eat until …
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