FEATURE ARTICLE By Aesha Tahir
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TAMING THE HUNGER HORMONES
10 easy, science-backed tips that you can recommend to your clients to stabilize their leptin and ghrelin levels | By Aesha Tahir
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id you know that a large percentage of your clients may regain all the weight they’ve lost within just one year? Would you like some evidence? A six-year study conducted on the popular “Biggest Loser” television show participants who lost dozens of pounds through diet and exercise had their waistlines rebounded by the end of the study. Some contestants weighed even heavier than before.
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Hunger Hormones Weight rebound is primarily due to the role of weight-regulating hormones in our bodies. Hormones are the chemicals that travel in our bloodstream to tissues and organs that facilitate almost all the body’s processes, like growth, metabolism, sexual function and emotions. These chemical messengers play a vital role in weight loss and regain.