FYI : Appetite Suppression Research (interesting!)

[Guest guest]

Hot off the press. Relevant to appetite! Here is the upshot:

From NYTimes, 11/11:

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/11/health/11hunger.html

" The new substance, which the scientists named obestatin (OHB-

statin), is made in the stomach and small intestine, and it seems to

prompt the brain to send out a signal that says " eat less. " The new

substance, which the scientists named obestatin (OHB-statin), is made

in the stomach and small intestine, and it seems to prompt the brain

to send out a signal that says " eat less. " "

Here are my questions:

--> Do children who have too much Obestatin have a decreased

appetite? And, if so:

--> How does Growth Hormone Treatment help stabilize this hormone?

--> Do appetite stimulants actually impact hormones such as

obestatin? How does this work?

--> Are there ways obestatin impacts infant or even fetal growth?

--> Just think of all the research that could be done with our MAGIC

children!

I've often thought there has to be more to appetite enhancement than

periactin! Also, if measuring this hormone is easy to do, think of

all the grief that new parents could avoid, if doctors were able to

tell them at birth that their child's appetite was not due to any

fault of the parents. Of course, most $$$$$ goes to obesity

research.......:-(

Just food for thought (so to speak)!

Katy

[Guest guest]

Katy,

I read that article this morning. Unfortuneately, they have done

very little research on this as of now. The article stated that

this was only tested on mice not people. Also " although mice given

the hormone eat less, they do not lose as much weight as would be

expected. Tests also suggest that the weight they do lose might not

be fat. If the drug makes muscles shdrink, that would be

undesirable... "

What I found very interesting is something stated toward the end of

the article, " One thing that fascinates scientists about obestatin

is its link to another hormone, ghrelin, which makes people hungry -

the oposite of obestatin. The scientists were surprised to find

that the two hormones were products of the same gene. The gene

directs cells to make one protein polecule, which breaks into two

smaller ones, caled peptides. On is ghrelin and the other is

obestatin. "

Anyway, it appears as though doing anything in people with this is a

long way away. Additionally, & has the rights to

this discovery and who knows what affect that could have.

Judith, Steve, (RSS) and (non RSS) 5 1/2 year old twins

>

> Hot off the press. Relevant to appetite! Here is the upshot:

>

> From NYTimes, 11/11:

>

> http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/11/health/11hunger.html

>

> " The new substance, which the scientists named obestatin (OHB-

> statin), is made in the stomach and small intestine, and it seems

to

> prompt the brain to send out a signal that says " eat less. " The

new

> substance, which the scientists named obestatin (OHB-statin), is

made

> in the stomach and small intestine, and it seems to prompt the

brain

> to send out a signal that says " eat less. " "

>

> Here are my questions:

> --> Do children who have too much Obestatin have a decreased

> appetite? And, if so:

> --> How does Growth Hormone Treatment help stabilize this hormone?

> --> Do appetite stimulants actually impact hormones such as

> obestatin? How does this work?

> --> Are there ways obestatin impacts infant or even fetal growth?

> --> Just think of all the research that could be done with our

MAGIC

> children!

>

> I've often thought there has to be more to appetite enhancement

than

> periactin! Also, if measuring this hormone is easy to do, think

of

> all the grief that new parents could avoid, if doctors were able

to

> tell them at birth that their child's appetite was not due to any

> fault of the parents. Of course, most $$$$$ goes to obesity

> research.......:-(

>

> Just food for thought (so to speak)!

> Katy

>

[Guest guest]

Katy - awesome article! Thank you!

- H

>

> Hot off the press. Relevant to appetite! Here is the upshot:

>

> From NYTimes, 11/11:

>

> http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/11/health/11hunger.html

>

> " The new substance, which the scientists named obestatin (OHB-

> statin), is made in the stomach and small intestine, and it seems

to

> prompt the brain to send out a signal that says " eat less. " The

new

> substance, which the scientists named obestatin (OHB-statin), is

made

> in the stomach and small intestine, and it seems to prompt the

brain

> to send out a signal that says " eat less. " "

>

> Here are my questions:

> --> Do children who have too much Obestatin have a decreased

> appetite? And, if so:

> --> How does Growth Hormone Treatment help stabilize this hormone?

> --> Do appetite stimulants actually impact hormones such as

> obestatin? How does this work?

> --> Are there ways obestatin impacts infant or even fetal growth?

> --> Just think of all the research that could be done with our

MAGIC

> children!

>

> I've often thought there has to be more to appetite enhancement

than

> periactin! Also, if measuring this hormone is easy to do, think

of

> all the grief that new parents could avoid, if doctors were able

to

> tell them at birth that their child's appetite was not due to any

> fault of the parents. Of course, most $$$$$ goes to obesity

> research.......:-(

>

> Just food for thought (so to speak)!

> Katy

>

[Guest guest]

Very interesting - particularly the bit " The hormone seems to reduce hunger in

part by slowing the passage of food through the stomach and small intestine. "

I have always had a feeling that it is the lack of muscle in the intestine

causing the slow movement of food is what lead to low appetite in the first

place, rather than low apetite causing lack of muscle. I think this is why GHT

improves appetite so quickly, by increasing muscle.

- but it's just a hunch. Does anyone know whether other diseases causing low

muscle tone lead to low apetite?

advocate22003 wrote:

Katy - awesome article! Thank you!

- H

>

> Hot off the press. Relevant to appetite! Here is the upshot:

>

> From NYTimes, 11/11:

>

> http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/11/health/11hunger.html

>

> " The new substance, which the scientists named obestatin (OHB-

> statin), is made in the stomach and small intestine, and it seems

to

> prompt the brain to send out a signal that says " eat less. " The

new

> substance, which the scientists named obestatin (OHB-statin), is

made

> in the stomach and small intestine, and it seems to prompt the

brain

> to send out a signal that says " eat less. " "

>

> Here are my questions:

> --> Do children who have too much Obestatin have a decreased

> appetite? And, if so:

> --> How does Growth Hormone Treatment help stabilize this hormone?

> --> Do appetite stimulants actually impact hormones such as

> obestatin? How does this work?

> --> Are there ways obestatin impacts infant or even fetal growth?

> --> Just think of all the research that could be done with our

MAGIC

> children!

>

> I've often thought there has to be more to appetite enhancement

than

> periactin! Also, if measuring this hormone is easy to do, think

of

> all the grief that new parents could avoid, if doctors were able

to

> tell them at birth that their child's appetite was not due to any

> fault of the parents. Of course, most $$$$$ goes to obesity

> research.......:-(

>

> Just food for thought (so to speak)!

> Katy

>