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Scientists Discover Naturally Produced Molecule That Switches Off Hunger in the Brain


Exercise produces Lac-Phe, which suppresses appetite by acting on brain neurons. This mechanism could inspire new weight-loss treatments. Researchers from Baylor College of Medicine, the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute (Duncan NRI) at Texas Children’s Hospital, Stanford Univers

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