Nose spray filled with love hormone oxytocin 'could help fight obesity'
Nose spray filled with 'love hormone' oxytocin could help fight obesity, study shows Tests shows one squirt in each nostril is enough to stop us thinking about food Scientists think the spray could help tackle Britain's obesity crisis – more than one in four adults in England are obese and a third are overweight Oxytocin is called the love hormone because it is released by the brain during social scenarios including hugging, holding hands or kissing
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A nose spray containing the 'love hormone' oxytocin could help us lose weight, a study shows.
Tests show one squirt in each nostril is enough to stop us from thinking about food.
Scientists think the spray could help tackle Britain's obesity crisis – more than one in four adults in England are obese and a third are overweight.
Oxytocin is called the love hormone because it is released by the brain during social scenarios including hugging, holding hands or kissing.
A nose spray containing the 'love hormone' oxytocin could help us lose weight, a study shows. Tests shows one squirt in each nostril is enough to stop us from thinking about food. (File image)
It is also released by pregnant women to induce labour.
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