Appetite-suppressing PYY hormone-laced gum could be a natural way to help people lose weight. One eats a balanced meal, then chew a stick of gum. The PYY supplement would begin to kick in about three to four hours later, decreasing one’s appetite.
Syracuse University chemist Robert Doyle and colleagues have demonstrated, for the first time, that PYY is critical hormone that helps people feel “full” after eating can be delivered into the bloodstream orally. Findings are published in the Journal of Medicinal Chemistry.
The hormone, called human PYY, is part of a chemical system that regulates appetite and energy. When people eat or exercise, PYY is released into the bloodstream. The amount of PYY that is released increases with the number of calories that are consumed.
