Question

What is the hormone that burns fat?

Answer 1

Hormone:

1. Hormones are non-nutrient chemicals that act as intercellular messengers and are produced in trace amounts.
2. Leptin, “the hormone of energy expenditure”, is a hormone predominantly made by adipose cells that helps to regulate energy balance by inhibiting hunger.
3. Leptin is opposed by the actions of the hormone ghrelin, the "hunger hormone".
4. It is the hormone that regulates fat storage and how many calories are burnt.