Tag: leptin

A high fat diet may lead to inflammation and colorectal cancer

Posted on by Jesse Santiano, M.D.

A study published in Cell Research in July 2022 shows that a high-fat diet can lead to inflammation and possibly colorectal cancer. The study by Deng et al. showed that a high-fat diet increases the leptin receptors and insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF1) in the intestinal stem cells (ISC).[1] Leptin is a hormone that regulates…

Exercise Makes Fasting Easier

Posted on by Jesse Santiano, M.D.

This article presents a study that shows that exercise suppresses the release of the hunger hormone to delay hunger while fasting. The study was presented at the International Journal of Exercise Science conference in 2021. The researchers were from Brigham Young University. Brigham Young is the second president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day…