Liver may sway sweet tooth, alcohol consumption
Thursday, December 31, 2015 - 20:32
in Health & Medicine
It may be your liver (and not your better judgement) that keeps you away from excess sweets this holiday season. Two independent research groups have found the first evidence of a liver-derived hormone that specifically regulates intake of sugars and alcohol in mice. One of the studies also found that the same hormone suppresses the consumption of sweets in primates.