New Weight Loss Procedure Can Help Reduce Hunger Hormones
- A novel, minimally-invasive procedure that targets the “hunger hormone” ghrelin could someday help treat obesity.
- The procedure uses endoscopic ablation to burn targeted areas of the stomach lining to reduce the production of ghrelin.
- Participants in the small, six-month trial showed weight loss, lower fasting ghrelin, and reported being less hungry.
A new minimally-invasive procedure that targets the production of the “hunger hormone” ghrelin in the stomach is showing promise in early-stage trials.
Researchers conducted a six-month trial involving endoscopic ablation of the gastric