That being said, what is so exciting about this line of research is not only the potential for new therapies, but also how it adds to our understanding of body’s complex control of appetite and body weight. There are a lot of folks who want to believe that obesity is purely a “personal responsibility” issue. But the more we learn about hormones, like ghrelin, the more we understand that weight gain is more than a personal choice. Rather, it is also the result of humans evolving to survive in a world where food was scarce and hard to come by, but now living in a world where energy dense food is always at our fingertips.
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Overweight/obesity, Research on obesity/overweight, Regulation of appetite, Weight loss