Although this does not prove cause and effect, it aligns with cautious recommendations when preparing for pregnancy
These additives are not there for your health
[3] It is a ghrelin-receptor agonist it activates the growth hormone secretagogue receptor type 1a (GHSR-1a), the same receptor that endogenous ghrelin, the stomach-derived hunger hormone, binds
Your starting weight, age, sex, and metabolic health also play roles in total weight loss magnitude
Brain imaging research has found that food-cue reactivity in reward regions like the amygdala and orbitofrontal cortex is notably stronger in people with obesity compared to lean individuals, suggesting real, measurable differences in how intensely different brains generate food-related reward signals not simply a difference in willpower or interest in food