theblackalchemist Posted September 16, 2008 Report Posted September 16, 2008 hunger hormone can be suppressed WASHINGTON: An Indian American medical scientist has successfully suppressed levels of 'hunger hormone' ghrelin in pigs, which could pave the way for a lasting solution to obesity in people. He relied on a minimally invasive mode of vapourising the main vessel carrying blood to the top section or fundus of the stomach. An estimated 90 per cent of the body's ghrelin originates in the fundus, which, without good blood supply, can't synthesise the hormone. "With gastric artery chemical embolisation,.... 'Hunger hormone' can be suppressed-Health/Sci-The Times of India Quote
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