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Are you constantly craving the wrong foods and can’t seem to satisfy your hunger? This can be a sign of leptin resistance, an under-appreciated cause of weight gain and obesity. Read on and discover more about this condition and what you can do to restore your body’s sensitivity to leptin and make it easier to lose weight.
What is it that motivates you to eat – or to overeat? Your appetite is regulated by a complex group of peptides including appetite hormones like leptin, produced by fat cells. Leptin turns off your appetite and reduces the desire to eat. Ghrelin, a hormone produced by the lining of your stomach has the opposite effect – it strongly stimulates the desire to eat. Think mad rush to the refrigerator! These hormones exert their effects on a portion of your brain called the hypothalamus.
