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Ghrelin and Weight LossSo are all conventional diets doomed to failure because of increased ghrelin? Not necessarily, say researchers, who believe the discovery about the role and importance of ghrelin holds great potential for the future of weight loss.
Rather, the motivation is often triggered by an environmental cue such as a TV commercial or an internal cue such as stress, anger or boredom, says Dr. Mark S. Greenberg, neuropsychologist at Harvard Medical School and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Clinical Research Center in Cambridge, Mass. Greenberg therefore believes that "any comprehensive approach to weight loss/control will have to reckon with these 'non-nutritional' episodes of ingestion, and not just up- or down-regulate the hunger/satiety circuits." And he's not alone in the belief that while drugs may help, they can't do it alone. "Medications have always been the great hope for weight control but their track records have been controversial," says Chae. "Drugs and pills are never and probably will never be the only answer," agrees Connie Diekman, director of nutrition at Washington University in St. Louis. "Healthy eating and regular physical activity are essential to weight control and disease prevention, making that part of the weight equation a constant." For previous page, click Ghrelin and Weight Loss Diet Weight Loss Surgery - No Guarantees See also: Weight
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