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2. Ghrelin - Wikipedia

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   Ghrelin and synthetic ghrelin mimetics (growth hormone secretagogues) increase body weight and fat mass [34] [35] [36] by triggering receptors in the arcuate nucleus [9] that include neuropeptide Y (NPY) and agouti-related protein (AgRP) neurons. [37] [10] Ghrelin-responsiveness of these neurons is both leptin- and insulin-sensitive. [38]

3. Growth hormone - Wikipedia

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   Growth hormone (GH) or somatotropin, also known as human growth hormone (hGH or HGH) in its human form, is a peptide hormone that stimulates growth, cell reproduction, and cell regeneration in humans and other animals. It is thus important in human development. GH also stimulates production of insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) and increases ...

4. Women turn to weight loss drugs in menopause: What to know ...

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   Losing weight in menopause can help with the severity of other menopause symptoms like hot flashes and night sweats, according to Shepherd. The average age for menopause, when your periods stop ...

5. 10 Hormones That Affect Weight & How to Reset Them - AOL

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   Balancing hormones for weight loss can be an easily overlooked factor of women’s health — but not for you! Here’s the bottom line on female hormones and weight loss: Many hormones are involved.

6. Growth hormone therapy - Wikipedia

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   Growth hormone therapy refers to the use of growth hormone (GH) as a prescription medication —it is one form of hormone therapy. Growth hormone is a peptide hormone secreted by the pituitary gland that stimulates growth and cell reproduction. In the past, growth hormone was extracted from human pituitary glands.

7. Can The Hormone Diet Help You Lose Weight? Here's What ... - AOL

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   The Hormone Diet is an eating plan and book by Natasha Turner, a naturopathic doctor. (The full book title is The Hormone Diet: A 3-Step Program to Help You Lose Weight, Gain Strength, and Live ...

8. As more women turn to testosterone, here's what to know ... - AOL

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   Testosterone is an essential hormone for both men and women, playing an important role in muscle growth and cognitive function. Low levels of the hormone can lead to changes in mood, cognition and ...

9. Growth hormone–releasing hormone - Wikipedia

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   Growth hormone–releasing hormone. Growth hormone–releasing hormone (GHRH), also known as somatocrinin among other names in its endogenous form and as somatorelin (INN) in its pharmaceutical form, is a releasing hormone of growth hormone (GH). It is a 44 [1] - amino acid peptide hormone produced in the arcuate nucleus of the hypothalamus.