Combining Exercise With Hormone Could Prevent Weight Gain
Wednesday, May 28, 2008 - 10:21
in Health & Medicine
Pairing leptin with just a minor amount of exercise seems to revive the hormone's ability to fight fat, researchers discovered. The combination of leptin and a modest dose of wheel running prevented obese rats on a belt-busting, high-fat diet from gaining weight, even though neither tactic worked alone.