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Ghrelin: A Player In Diabetes But Not Obesity?

Ghrelin, a hormone long considered a key player in obesity, may instead take a major role in maintaining the balance between insulin and glucose and the development of diabetes, said Baylor College of Medicine researchers in a report in the current issue of the journal Cell Metabolism.”Everybody has been pushing the connection between obesity and ghrelin,” said Dr. Roy G. [click link for full article]

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