Combining Exercise With Hormone Could Prevent Weight Gain

Courtesy ScienceDaily  Wed, 05/28/2008 - 10:45

Pairing leptin with just a minor amount of exercise seems to revive the hormone's ability to fight fat, researchers discovered.

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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