Sentences with phrase «explained by the leptin»

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The loss of menstrual cycles in women and reduced sex drive in both men and women who reach extremely low body fat levels might also be explained by low leptin levels.

In fact, drastic reductions in caloric intake reduce leptin levels, faster than could be explained by body fat losses (the same goes for overfeeding, which increase leptin levels faster than can be explained by body fat gain).

Thus, it is possible that the CNS abnormalities observed in ME / CFS patients can be explained, at least in part, by the ability of leptin and resistin to cross and / or disrupt the blood — brain barrier (46).