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What is the hormone that suppresses hunger?

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Ghrelin

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Leptin

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Thyroxine

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Melanin

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The correct option is B Leptin
Leptin, “the hormone of energy expenditure”, is a hormone predominantly made by adipose cells that helps to regulate energy balance by inhibiting hunger. Leptin is opposed by the actions of the hormone ghrelin, the "hunger hormone".

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