'Satiety hormone' leptin links obesity to high blood pressure

Thursday, December 4, 2014 - 17:30 in Health & Medicine

Leptin, a hormone that regulates the amount of fat stored in the body, also drives the increase in blood pressure that occurs with weight gain, according to researchers.

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