Infants with failure to thrive had elevated ghrelin but REDUCED appetite, suggesting ghrelin resistance (the hunger hormone can't do its job) — a paradox explaining why some underweight babies can't eat enough.
Key findingInfants with failure to thrive had elevated ghrelin but REDUCED appetite, suggesting ghrelin resistance (the hunger hormone can't do its job) — a para
What the researchers found
Infants with failure to thrive had elevated ghrelin but REDUCED appetite, suggesting ghrelin resistance (the hunger hormone can't do its job) — a paradox explaining why some underweight babies can't eat enough.
Why it matters
Relevant for peptide research.
How the study worked
research study.
What this study cannot tell us
See abstract.
How to read the evidence
emerging evidence.
When this study was published
Published in 2009.
The bigger picture
Advances peptide research.
Questions still open
- Further research needed.
Common questions
What was studied?
What was found?
Read the original research
Elevated circulating acylated and total ghrelin concentrations along with reduced appetite scores in infants with failure to thrive.
Pediatric research, 65(5), 569-73
Citation
Tannenbaum, Gloria Shaffer; Ramsay, Maria; Martel, Chantal; Samia, Marwan; Zygmuntowicz, Catherine; Porporino, Mafalda; Ghosh, Shuvo. (2009). Elevated circulating acylated and total ghrelin concentrations along with reduced appetite scores in infants with failure to thrive.. Pediatric research, 65(5), 569-73. https://doi.org/10.1203/PDR.0b013e3181a0ce66