Could a Tumor Suppressor Also Fight Obesity? Research Reveals Hormone Receptor GCC's Role in Appetite

Just three days ago, the hormone receptor guanylyl cyclase C (GCC) has been established as a suppressor of colorectal cancer tumors, but new evidence from Thomas Jefferson University suggests it may also fight one of the countryy's biggest pandemics: obesity.

If this really is true, then people will have a lower possibility of becoming fat. However, when some people know about this, they would be glad as they could eat more food and not get fat very quickly. In America, about 1/3 of their population are obese people and this in turn will make more people become obese.

There have been a research done by researchers that conclude that the hormone receptor guanylyl cyclase C has the ability to stop oneself from eating when they are already feeling very full. This is actually a very fascinating thing because GCC is expressed predominantly in the intestine, and there was no indication that it regulated any function that had to do with metabolism and nutrient uptake, as mentioned by Dr. Waldman.

This has made my come down to my conclusion, does obese people have lesser GCC which is a reason why they eat a lot and become so fat. I think that my conclusion is very true as the GCC in our bodies have already been proven that it has the ability to help us overcome our excessive eating habits. Thus I feel that obese people definitely have a lack of this GCC hormones in their bodies, so they eat excessively and have a obese body shape.

I hope that researchers would be able to conduct further investigations into this particular hormone's abilities and tell the world if it really helps us to fight against obesity. If it is true, people who want to slim down could get injections of this hormone.

Link: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110825123822.htm