Appetite-related hormone levels in obese women with and without binge eating behavior

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to evaluate serum levels of appetite-related hormones (peptide YY3-36, total ghrelin, leptin and insulin) before and after consumption of a meal in obese women with and without binge eating episodes and normal weight women. METHODS: Twenty-five women aged 32-50 y...

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Main Authors: Paula Paraguassú Brandão, Érica Patrícia Garcia-Souza, Fabiana Alves Neves, Mário José dos Santos Pereira, Rosely Sichieri, Aníbal Sanchez Moura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas 2011-10-01
Series:Revista de Nutrição
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-52732011000500001&lng=en&tlng=en