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Published online 11 May 2006 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news060508-12
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Protein fragment curbs appetite
Rats eat less than normal if injected with amino acid.
There is a building block of protein that kills hunger in the brain, researchers have shown in experiments with rats. The result backs the idea that altering tiny quantities of particular nutrients in our diets could help fight obesity and disease.
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