The figure of the model is admired by everyone, but through leptin regulation of appetite, I do not know whether it is a blessing or a curse to the human body.
Obesity has become a major factor in human health. Recently, a British professor intends to start with a baby. He believes that adding a hormone that can suppress appetite in baby food can permanently change the brain's response to appetite, thus protecting them from being "invaded" by obesity all their lives.
Significant effect with rat test
According to British media reports, Professor Mike Cuthorne, director of the Clolley Test Center at Buckingham University in the United Kingdom, proposed to add a hormone called leptin to baby food, and then the baby would not have any fear of gaining weight again. Leptin is a hormone secreted by adipose tissue. It was generally believed that after entering the blood circulation, it would cause the body to reduce its intake of food, increase energy release, and thus reduce weight.
And scientists experimented with mice last year and found that taking leptin during the baby's life may fix the brain's response to appetite. Professor Cauthen feeds young mice with foods that contain leptin supplements. These mice have not been obese or have diabetes since then, and they can determine their weight before the mice are born. The professor divided the pregnant mice into two groups, one group took leptin and the other group did not. After that, the mice were fed the same food. The results showed that the mice whose mothers were taking leptin were always very thin. In contrast, the weight of rats in other groups continues to rise.
It takes 10 years to use it for humans
According to the professor, the substance is actually contained in human breast milk. "This milk containing additives is merely an increase in the amount of what is originally present, but the general baby food does not contain this hormone." Although experiments in animals have been successful, leptin was studied previously. Whether the experimental results of reducing human hunger is not optimistic. In this regard, Professor Hawthorne believes that this is because the trial participants are all adults, not babies, and leptin is likely to only affect the baby's brain. However, Professor Cauthen believes that this study is still in its infancy, and it will take at least 10 years to develop baby food that can prevent obesity.