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Old 07-24-07, 09:44 PM   #11 (permalink)
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Re: Obesity Gene causes obesity?

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Originally Posted by Steve View Post
Haha, that's a really open question.

In a nutshell though, leptin is the backbone of weight loss.

All this crap from "gurus" spouting off about the starvation response mode. That's leptin. It's quite the crazy hormone and it still isn't fully understood.

The leaner you are, the more leptin begins to have an effect on what we do dieting.

hmmm I wonder is that would have anything to do with the fact that a thin person can go without food longer then a heavy person. Interesting for sure I will be doing a lot more reading about it.
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