1. Leptin
By Bennett Diano

2. Leptin by Definition
A hormone secreted by fat-storing cells, that regulates how hungry or full we fell and how much energy we have

4. Dysfunction
Possible Obesity
Other Metabolic Disorders

5. Research
Leptin in being studied with how it reacts with other hormones in hope of curing the dysfunction it can cause

6. Leptin and Starvation
Leptin levels change more when the amount of food decreases than when the amount increases

7. When Sleeping
In resent studies Leptin levels have shown a slight increase when human are asleep. Which is why you can go to bed a little hungry and wake up fine

8. Pathway to the Brain Leptin is released by fat cells
It is picked up by Leptin Receptors
From there the information is sent to the Hypothalmus

9. To Much
To much Leptin can cause the person not to eat and eventually die of starvation without being hungry

10. Not enough can cause a person to eat themselves into obesity

11. The End