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Having issues curbing your appetite? It might have something to do with your brain. Leptin is the satiating hormone. It is naturally secreted by your fat cells to suppress appetite; it's your brain's ...

Two unrelated children were taken to the doctor after their appetites became uncontrollable. The children, a 14-year-old and a 2-year-old, did not know one another and did not share any behavioral ...