HUNGER HORMONE INCREASES DURING STRESS, MAY HAVE ANTIDEPRESSANT EFFECT, RESEARCHERS REPORT
June 15, 2008
June 15, 2008
DALLAS, June 15 -- The University of Texas at Southwestern Medical Center issued the following news release:
New research at UT Southwestern Medical Center may explain why some people who are stressed or depressed overeat.
While levels of the so-called "hunger hormone" ghrelin are known to increase when a person doesn't eat, findings by UT Southwestern scientists suggest that the hormone might also help defend against symptoms of stress-induced depression . . .
New research at UT Southwestern Medical Center may explain why some people who are stressed or depressed overeat.
While levels of the so-called "hunger hormone" ghrelin are known to increase when a person doesn't eat, findings by UT Southwestern scientists suggest that the hormone might also help defend against symptoms of stress-induced depression . . .