You are working on a new drug to help people with an eating problem. Your drug targets CCK. Most likely you are trying to
A)get people to stop eating
B)get people to gain an appetite
C)balance neuropeptides
D)increase the supply of leptin
E)increase the supply of ghrelin

Question

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CCK (cholecystokinin) is a hormone that is released after food intake and helps to suppress appetite and slow gastric emptying, thus making people feel full. Targeting CCK to help with an eating problem would most likely aim to get people to stop eating or reduce their food intake.

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