Fatty foods -- not empty stomach -- fire up hunger hormone

Friday, June 5, 2009 - 14:35 in Health & Medicine

CINCINNATI -- New research led by the University of Cincinnati (UC) suggests that the hunger hormone ghrelin is activated by fats from the foods we eat -- not those made in the body -- in order to optimize nutrient metabolism and promote the storage of body fat.

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