Leptin is a hormone that helps in diet management. The word taken from the Greek word ‘leptos’ means thin. Friedman et al discovered it in 1994. It is made by adipose cells and enterocytes in the small intestine that helps…
Know your Vitamins?
Vitamins are essential nutrients for our various bodily functions. They don’t provide energy like carbohydrates and fat but play an important role in various functions like immunity, digestion, and metabolism. They strengthen the bones, help in wound healing, improve our…
What can B12 deficiency do to your health?
Like most vitamins, Vitamin B12 plays a vital role in our metabolism. This vitamin is essential for the manufacture of red blood cells whose deficiency results in a kind of anemia. Vitamin B12 is needed to support the normal function…