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Hunger Hormone

Hunger hormone

'Hunger hormone' depression link

High levels of the "Hunger hormone" ghrelin have an antidepressant effect, US researchers claim.
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Hormone Hunger

Now that is some interesting research. So when we get stressed out we may produce this chemical and it causes us to eat. This also reduces our anxeity and is a anitdepressant. Very interesting stuff here.

Hunger Hormone Health & Special Psychology

I found this to be interesting but I would want to see further research. It sounds like it could be a more natural way to treat depression. However, the article also talks about the side effects of increased appetite and weight gain. In some people these side effects could actually increase depression.

Hormone Hunger

How brain circuits govern hunger and cravings. By developing a new approach to imaging and manipulating particular groups of neurons in the mouse brain, scientists have identified a pathway by which neurons that drive hunger influence distant neurons involved in the decision of whether or not to react to food-related cues. Their findings could open the door to targeted therapies that dampen food cue-evoked cravings in people with obesity. Source 2f.