Scientists Find Gut Hormone That Talks to the Brain—and Forces the Body to Burn Fat
Journal:Metabolism Research Study (Medical Xpress)
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Imagine a hormone in your gut acting like a secret messenger, whispering directly to your brain to flip the body’s “fat-burn” switch. That’s exactly what researchers have uncovered in a breakthrough study that could change how we fight obesity and type 2 diabetes.
Scientists at Brazil’s State University of Campinas have shown that the hormone FGF19, produced in the intestine, doesn’t just help with digestion—it travels to the brain’s hypothalamus and tells it to start burning fat. The result? Increased energy expenditure, improved blood sugar control, and weight loss—at least in the obese mice they tested.