Question

You have a client who appears to be leptin-resistant. Which of the following symptoms would lead you to this conclusion?

a.) They report that they have little appetite

b.) Their blood sugar levels are chronically high

c.) Their blood sugar levels are chronically low

d.) They report that they are always hungry

Answer 1

d.) They report that they are always hungry

Leptin hormone  is often referred to as the Satiety hormone" or the starvation this hormone.helps to regulate energy balance by inhibiting hunger, which in turn diminishes fat storage in adipocytes.

Leptin resistance, is a condition in which your body does not respond to this hormone, When your brain doesn't receive the leptin signal, it mistakenly thinks that your body is starving, even though it has more than enough energy stored, because of which you start to feel hungry and starts to eat more, resulting in obesity.