- Obesity is linked to many health conditions and is associated with the leading causes of death globally.
- Attempts to lose excess weight through lifestyle changes are often thwarted by the fact that the majority of people who do manage to lose excess weight, regain it.
- The role of hormones in this process is complex and understanding it could help to develop long-term treatments for obesity.
- Higher levels of the hormone neurotensin have now been linked to better weight loss maintenance among people with obesity, offering a further clue on how rebound weight gain could be managed.
While many people with overweight or obesity are able to lose excess weight through lifestyle interventions such as diet and exercise, it has long been recognized that it is challenging for many to keep this weight off.
Unfortunately, as many as
The latest research offers a new explanation: in individuals with obesity who have recently lost weight, a higher level of the hormone neurotensin could be linked to a better ability to maintain this weight loss.
Their findings have been published in the journal Metabolism.
One theory to explain why people experience rebound weight gain has been that of set-point weight, the idea that the body will return to a set weight despite weight loss or gain.
Dr. Mir Ali, bariatric surgeon and medical director of MemorialCare Surgical Weight Loss Center at Orange Coast Medical Center, Fountain Valley, C.A.explained to Medical…
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