Leptin alters energy intake and fat mass but not energy expenditure in lean subjects

Leptin treatment is effective to reduce body weight in animal models, but patients with obesity and associated hyperleptinemia do not respond well to leptin therapy. Here the authors report a retrospective analysis of four clinical trials in normo- and mildly hypoleptinemic individuals and show that...

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Main Authors: Pavlina Chrysafi, Nikolaos Perakakis, Olivia M. Farr, Konstantinos Stefanakis, Natia Peradze, Aleix Sala-Vila, Christos S. Mantzoros
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-10-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-18885-9