Combining liraglutide with a very low-calorie ketogenic diet can lead to greater weight loss than the diet alone in adults ...

Ghrelin is a peptide hormone produced by the gastrointestinal tract, with multiple actions in the body. Its best-known function involves energy metabolism. Ghrelin is an orexigenic hormone which ...

Find out how a groundbreaking energy control map of the brain could revolutionise obesity treatment Learn about the complex ...

Ghrelin is a 28-amino acid peptide with a fatty acid side chain produced and secreted mainly by the X/A-like endocrine cells in the gastric fundus. Ghrelin may also be produced in the hypothalamus.

Ghrelin is the "hunger hormone" that triggers intense food cravings - especially for high-calorie foods. But the results of a new study suggest that it might be possible to develop a pill to block ...

R M Meyer, A Burgos-Robles, E Liu, S S Correia, K A Goosens. A ghrelin–growth hormone axis drives stress-induced vulnerability to enhanced fear. Molecular Psychiatry, 2013; DOI: 10.1038/mp.2013.135 ...

Ghrelin is famously known as the “hunger hormone” for the role it plays in promoting appetite. The hormone is secreted by the gastrointestinal tract, has the ability to cross the blood-brain ...

Ghrelin is a hormone released by the lining of the stomach that promotes feeding behavior. Decreasing ghrelin levels could potentially help combat obesity -- in fact, a vaccine that lowers ghrelin ...

The gastrointestinal hormones ghrelin and motilin are released during hunger to stimulate appetite and interdigestive movement of the stomach, respectively. Ghrelin and motilin receptor agonists ...

Ghrelin, Leptin and You The relationship between sleep and diet by Jackie Dikos, R.D. Published: Jul 19, 2009 12:00 AM EDT Save Article ...