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Insulin: Appetite Suppressant? Researchers Say Maybe

Even people who don't have diabetes may some day take insulin if the findings from a small new study hold. 

Researchers report in the journal Nature Communications that, in what may be the first study to look at how insulin impacts behavior, the hormone may suppress one's appetite. The team studied 28 volunteers with insulin sensitivity (that's most people), and 20 who are resistant to insulin (this is more common as we age). 

Using fMRI, scientists watched the participants' brains after they fasted for 10 hours overnight on two occasions and then inhaled either a nasal spray or placebo. Researchers found that those with normal insulin sensitivity enjoyed images of food 5% (and sometimes 27%) less after inhaling insulin than after taking a placebo. Their brain activity confirmed these results.

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