Ghrelin is a peptide hormone produced by the gastrointestinal tract, with multiple actions in the body. Its best-known function involves energy metabolism. Ghrelin is an orexigenic hormone which ...

Ghrelin is a hormone that is produced and released in the stomach. People often refer to it as the “hunger hormone” because it increases appetite. It also promotes blood sugar regulation, prevents ...

Ghrelin is a crucial hunger hormone with a significant impact on your appetite, food intake, and feeling of satiety. This makes it a key factor in achieving and maintaining a healthy weight. Although ...

The elusive source of endogenous ghrelin in the hypothalamus is described by Horvath, Cowley and colleagues in a report in Neuron. Ghrelin is a peptide hormone that is produced mainly by the stomach ...

A new study suggests that ghrelin -- the so-called "hunger hormone" -- is involved in why some people turn to "comfort foods" when stressed. We are one step closer to deciphering why some stressed ...

The United States is the fattest nation on earth. Two-thirds of Americans are overweight. Nearly 59 million are considered obese, putting them at risk for diabetes, heart disease and high blood ...

New research suggests that ghrelin, a naturally occurring gut hormone, increases our willingness to pay for food, while simultaneously decreasing our willingness to pay for non-food items. Research to ...

Objective: Ghrelin is a gut-derived peptide and an endogenous ligand for the growth hormone (GH) secretagogue receptor. Exogenous ghrelin stimulates the release of GH (potently) and ...

Intradialytic parenteral nutritional supplementation may affect total ghrelin levels. Ghrelin is metabolized by the kidney; thus serum levels are elevated in chronic kidney disease populations.

Ghrelin - the hunger hormone makes the brain more vulnerable to traumatic events, suggesting that it may predispose people to posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Drugs that reduce ghrelin levels, ...