Do You Know Your Leptin Levels? (And Why You Should If You Want to Prevent Breast Cancer)  

The issue of weight in our society can be a tricky one filled with mixed messages about body image, as well as scientific controversy. One thing seems clear, however. The link between obesity and higher risk of disease, including breast cancer, is real.

Yet research is just beginning to discover the internal mechanisms that “switch on” obesity. Much of the current research in this area has focused on two hormonal substances—leptin and ghrelin.

Leptin, Ghrelin and Obesity

Leptin and Ghrelin are known as the “hunger hormones” because they help regulate appetite. Leptin decreases appetite while ghrelin increases it.

Leptin and ghrelin are first …read more