Hormone Makes Food Appealing
May 22nd 2008Drug InformationDiabetes
Scientists claim to have identified the hormone ghrelin which causes food to appear more appealing.Pictures of food were shown to 20 volunteers. Twelve viewed the pictures before and after infusions of ghrelin which had a bigger effect on their brains. Scans showed that ghrelin boosted activity of the brain’s “reward centres” which fuel desire. Eight others looked at the same pictures without receiving ghrelin.
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