Stomach hormone ghrelin increases desire for high-calorie foods

Tuesday, June 22, 2010 - 04:31 in Health & Medicine

The 'hunger' hormone ghrelin, which acts in the brain to stimulate hunger and increase food intake, heightens the appeal of high-calorie foods over low-calorie foods, according to a study that will be presented Tuesday at The Endocrine Society's 92nd Annual Meeting in San Diego...

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