Researchers might be getting close to solving the problem of people who like indulging themselves with sweet treats.
Many people eat a lot of sweets to satisfy their sweet tooth. Alas, while they consume so much sweet course to fill their satisfaction, they as well are unconsciously putting themselves at risk to diabetes, obesity and other health problems.
Propitiously, scientists identified a hormone that suppresses sweet cravings which could be the possible solution to the sweet cravings. If ever, the research would succeed, it can be use to the health community and could possibly help battle diabetes and obesity as well as help people who like indulging in sweets.
Researchers discovered a hormone that suppresses a sweet cravings, after conducting a study to mice. According to a study recently published in the journal Cell Metabolism, the hormone, which was identified as FGF21, "produced by the liver in response to eating high-carb foods like white bread, sends a signal to the brain that dampens down our appetite for sugar."
Researchers carried out the research by injecting the hormone onto the mice, as per The Times. After injecting, they gave the mice two variety of food group, the other one is balance diet food while the other one is sugar enriched group. The study found out that the subjects ate seven time less sugar.
Another part of the study was that scientists genetically modified two sets of mice. One group of the mice didn't produce the hormone at all while the other group had over 500 times normal levels of FGF21. Experts discovered that the group of mice without hormone consumed more sugar compared to with the other group.
The study also noted that although the hormone managed to suppress the cravings for sweets, it however, doesn't suppress the cravings for carbohydrates like pastries and cakes.
