Getting leptin levels 'just right' may provide cardiovascular protection

(Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University) Like that famous bowl of porridge, when leptin levels are 'just right' they help protect our cardiovascular health, scientists say.This satiety hormone, made primarily by fat cells, is best known for telling our brains we are full. In obesity, leptin levels are high but the brain becomes resistant to its message and the cardiovascular system instead comes under attack.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news