Pre- and post- prandial appetite hormone levels in normal weight and severely obese women

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Appetite is affected by many factors including the hormones leptin, ghrelin and adiponectin. Ghrelin stimulates hunger, leptin promotes satiety, and adiponectin affects insulin response. This study was designed to test whether the pr...

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Main Authors: Wiebke Gail, Turpin Amy A, Carlson Joseph J, Hunt Steven C, Adams Ted D
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-08-01
Series:Nutrition & Metabolism
Online Access:http://www.nutritionandmetabolism.com/content/6/1/32