Helmholtz researchers identify genetic switch regulating satiety and body weight

(Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health) A team of researchers at Helmholtz Zentrum München, Technische Universität München and the German Center for Diabetes Research has identified a new mechanism that regulates the effect of the satiety hormone leptin. The study published in the journal 'Nature Communications' identified the enzyme HDAC5 as key factor in our control of body weight and food intake and potential target against the Yoyo dieting effect. Cl...