LEPTIN, AN ELUSIVE HORMONE PROVIDING WEIGHT LOSS MAINTENANCE. By Billy ELeptin is a hormone secreted by the adipose tissue in direct proportion to amount of body fat. Circulating leptin levels are a gauge of energy stores and direct the regulation of energy homeostasis. There are people with congenital leptin deficiency. While treatment with leptin injections results in dramatic weight loss, we at Nephropal believe that this is a dangerous hormone and should be used in a judicious and cautious m...
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