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Leptin: now you can eat tons of food without gaining weight
esciencenews.com — The combination of leptin and a modest dose of wheel running prevented obese rats on a belt-busting, high-fat diet from gaining weight, even though neither tactic worked alone
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- lateralus, on 05/28/2008, -0/+1Something isn't right with that link but i dugg you on the potential of a McLeptin food product in the near future.
- lateralus, on 05/28/2008, -0/+1nevermind, it works now.
- FitPro, on 05/28/2008, -0/+0Interesting study showing another benefit of even minimal physical activity. If we could just move our asses a bit more our bodies would be less resistant to many positive hormones that effect not only lipids, but also bone densities, protein synthesis, and mood.
Leptin may be have positive implications for the overweight, but without the movement weight is actually gained... of course that is when the test animals are on the extremely high fat diets. I still prefer the benefits that come with a balanced diet and moderate to intermittent vigorous movement producing a daily calorie deficit and progressive reduction in fat weight.
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