The opioid peptide, __________________, promotes eating and has pain-reducing properties.This morphine-like substance acts on the feeding centers of the hypothalamus to stimulate the consumption of highly palatable foods, such as fats.It may also play some role in stress-induced eating.

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Dynorphin is the opioid peptide that promotes eating and has pain-reducing properties, acting on the feeding centers of the hypothalamus to stimulate the consumption of highly palatable foods such as fats.

The Opioid Peptide, __________________, Promotes Eating and Has Pain-Reducing Properties