Leptin, but not ghrelin, is associated with food addiction scores in a population-based subject sample

BackgroundGhrelin and leptin are both peptide hormones and act as opposing players in the regulation of hunger, satiety and energy expenditure. Leptin reduces appetite and feelings of hunger and is secreted mainly by adipocytes, while ghrelin increases appetite and food intake and reduces metabolic...

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Main Authors: Dirk Alexander Wittekind, Jürgen Kratzsch, Roland Mergl, Ronny Baber, Kerstin Wirkner, Matthias L. Schroeter, A. Veronica Witte, Arno Villringer, Michael Kluge
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1200021/full