Can a Hormone Really Determine Our Weight and Aging Process?

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around the potential role of hormones, specifically "lepton," in determining weight and the aging process, based on research conducted by Dr. Papaconstantino. The scope includes theoretical implications of hormonal influence on obesity and lifespan, as well as anecdotal evidence from ongoing research involving lab mice.

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Main Points Raised

  • Some participants mention Dr. Papaconstantino's research on the hormone "lepton," suggesting a correlation between its levels and body weight, with observations that obese individuals tend to have lower levels of this hormone.
  • One participant notes that the research involves lab mice, where one mouse is injected with "lepton" and the other is not, leading to differing weight outcomes despite controlled food intake.
  • Another participant raises questions about the actual food consumption of the mice, suggesting that the thin mouse might not have eaten the food provided to the "lepton hormone" mouse, indicating uncertainty about the experimental conditions.
  • Discussion also touches on the aging aspect of the research, with claims that some mice are living significantly longer than typical lifespans, although details on the methods used are not provided.
  • Participants express interest in finding more information about Dr. Papaconstantino's work, with one providing a link related to aging but noting a lack of resources on the weight issue.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally express interest in the topic, but there is no consensus on the implications of the research or the validity of the claims regarding "lepton" and its effects on weight and aging. Multiple viewpoints and questions remain unresolved.

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Limitations include a lack of detailed information on the experimental methods, particularly regarding the food intake of the mice and the specific procedures used to achieve the reported aging effects.

Ishop
Just thought this was some interesting information.

A Doctor Papaconstantino in Galveston TX is currently working on two things. One, what makes people fat and thin, Two, how to slow down or stop aging. The research has not gone beyond research mice yet, but he has two lab mice for the weight issues. Each from birth has been feed percise amounts of food at the same times of day. The ffod is actually wieghed and there is no way for excess food to get to them. Both mice are identical except that one has been injected with "lepton". A harmone that most living things (including humans) have. It has been noticed that large people usaully have very little of this harmone and thin people have a lot. The mouse that has very little "lepton" is very fat. The other is very thin. Apparently food intake isn't as prodominent in the cause of obesidy as we think.

The aging mice are interesting as well. I don't have as much inside information as I do about the "lepton" mice, but apparently somehow he has three mice that are all living past DOUBLE the normal lifespan of a mouse. In otherwords the oldest in human years would be about 220 years old!

Also, you know those face lotions that make your skin smooth and wrinkle free? You can thank Dr Papconstantino for that...his invention :)

Comment if you wish, just thought it would be interesting.
 
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There does exist another forum for general science. This is the philosophy forum, not the dietary one, but I think I'll go find something to eat now...
 
true, and if someone wants to move the thread to there that's fine...im too lazy to do it. Besides, I spend most my time here and thought it was just interesting info.
 
Very interesting, Ishop. Would you happen to have a link, to a site that discusses his work?
 
This one shows some stuff about aging.

http://www.hbcg.utmb.edu/faculty/papaconstantinou/

Cant find anything on the weight issue though. All my information is first hand knowledge from one of the workers involved.
 
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OK, about the mice: how much of the food did they actually eat? Could it be that the thin mice didn't touch the food of the 'lepton hormone' (never heard of it). The aging thingie is not new thought.. I'd have to read what exactly they did in the mice to achieve this..
 

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