How the Hormone Leptin Helps Regulate Appetite

Season 47 Episode 6

The discovery of leptin transformed our view of fat.

A young man with lipodystrophy receives treatment after researchers find a hormone in mice that helps regulate appetite in humans.

AIR DATE 4/8/20

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