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Study · Measured the body's own peptide · 2023

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Food addiction, hormones and blood biomarkers in humans: A systematic literature review.

Römer SS, Bliokas V, Teo JT, Thomas SJ

Appetite27 Jan 2023Cited by 23 (Europe PMC)

PMID36716820 (opens in a new tab)DOI10.1016/j.appet.2023.106475 (opens in a new tab)PepBankPUB-36716820
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Summary

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Results from this study1

No result from this study comes from a test of the peptide.

Natural levels measured1

These results measure the body's own peptide. Nobody was given the peptide. They are not evidence about taking it. They are left out of key results, evidence counts and charts.

  1. 01HumanEndogenous levelSystematic reviewOther

    In a systematic review of human studies, circulating oxytocin showed a significant association with food addiction, with no direction given in the abstract.

    In plain wordsA review of human studies found the body's own oxytocin level was linked to food addiction, but the abstract does not say in which direction.

    Peptide
    Oxytocin
    Outcome
    Direction not reportedAssociation of oxytocin with food addiction
    Study

    n: not reported in source

    Outcome group
    Appetite and food intake · Mental health and mood

    Source sentences

    Summary
    Significant findings were reported for leptin, ghrelin, cortisol, insulin and glucose, oxytocin, cholesterol, plasma dopamine, thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH), haemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), triglyceride (TG), amylin, tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNF- α) and cholecystokinin (CCK).
    1 context sentence
    Summary · context
    Sixteen studies were identified that examined relationships between food addiction and blood biomarkers, published between 2015 and 2021.

    This result measures the body's own Oxytocin. Nobody was given the peptide. It is not evidence about taking it.

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Version history

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  1. Version 2Current

    11 Oct 2026, 00:50 UTC

    Study results updated

  2. Version 1

    9 Oct 2026, 02:49 UTC

    First added · source update from Europe PMC

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