In spray form, the “love hormone” oxytocin might aid weight loss, a small pilot study suggests.
A single dose of oxytocin nasal spray decreased impulsive behavior in overweight and obese men, researchers found.
“Impulsive behavior is an issue in obesity and results in overeating,” said lead researcher Franziska Plessow, an instructor in medicine at Harvard Medical School and a research fellow in the neuroendocrine unit at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.
