http://www.elements4health.com/new-information-on-proteins-that-regulate-body-temperature-metabolism-and-weight-gain.html

This is an very interesting study! Removal of the ghrelin receptors might be better than just reducing ghrelin for losing weight....

That was interesting, somewhat confusing but good news about the removal of the ghrelin receptors!

That was interesting, somewhat confusing but good news about the removal of the ghrelin receptors!

We won't hear the last of this, sounds promising!

We haven't heard the last of this, sounds promising!

Ok, so here's what I got from this study:

• Younger mice without ghrelin were svelte.
• Older mice without ghrelin were more obese. I hope this doesn't mean it will be harder to stay fit when I get older (if I'm not mistaken by the study).
• Ghrelin is what controls growing. Does that mean I'm going to grow more? My feet have felt like they grew some, which may be all in my head but I noticed this a few weeks ago.
• I am sooo cold all the time. I do now believe that Ghrelin does have a lot to do with control of body temperature.

Thanks for sharing! I know this may be little different because the mice had no ghrelin receptors. Our ghrelin has just been decreased. Anyway its quite interesting!

What people don't realize is that the PRODUCTION of Ghrelin happens mostly in the stomach but the RECEPTORS are in the BRAIN ( http://www.vivo.colostate.edu/hbooks/pathphys/endocrine/gi/ghrelin.html ).

Another confusing fact is that obese people have LESS Ghrelin in the blood than thin people. So does this possibly mean it is it taken up faster and therefor causing the obesity? You would think that obese people should have MORE ghrelin

This really bears more study. I think that if we could solve this riddle it has more chance of saving lives that heart disease and cancer cures combined. Obesity is easily the number one epidemic in the USA and probably most of the first world countries.

What people don't realize is that the PRODUCTION of Ghrelin happens mostly in the stomach but the RECEPTORS are in the BRAIN ( http://www.vivo.colo...gi/ghrelin.html ).

Another confusing fact is that obese people have LESS Ghrelin in the blood than thin people. So does this possibly mean it is it taken up faster and therefor causing the obesity? You would think that obese people should have MORE ghrelin

This really bears more study. I think that if we could solve this riddle it has more chance of saving lives that heart disease and cancer cures combined. Obesity is easily the number one epidemic in the USA and probably most of the first world countries.

I always suspected I would have to remove my brain to really lose my hunger....

LOL

I always suspected I would have to remove my brain to really lose my hunger....

I'm freezing all the time too now. I was wondering what was up with that!

Ok, so here's what I got from this study:

• Younger mice without ghrelin were svelte.
• Older mice without ghrelin were more obese. I hope this doesn't mean it will be harder to stay fit when I get older (if I'm not mistaken by the study).
• Ghrelin is what controls growing. Does that mean I'm going to grow more? My feet have felt like they grew some, which may be all in my head but I noticed this a few weeks ago.
• I am sooo cold all the time. I do now believe that Ghrelin does have a lot to do with control of body temperature.

Thanks for sharing! I know this may be little different because the mice had no ghrelin receptors. Our ghrelin has just been decreased. Anyway its quite interesting!

Sheila, it's the combination result of burning fat rather than burning excess calories from food and packing the rest away as fat layers. - AND loosing some of your insulation. I used to have a fan running on me at work everyday ALL day EVERY work day and have not since I was sleeved. I don't sweat profusely like I used too either. Which is a real blessing.