Which of the following are correct?

Question

Leptin is a hormone that causes the hypothalamus to produce appetite suppressants. A patient with leptin ​resistance​ would be expected to show which of the following symptoms?

1. ● decreased digestion and absorption of nutrients
2. ● lack of leptin production
3. ● greater than normal levels of leptin
4. ● defective or reduced numbers of leptin receptors
5. ● decreased appetite

Answer 1

greater than normal levels of leptin.

Because leptin causes you’re brain to sent signals to “stop eating”; if you’re body is resistant to leptin (which means it’s not listening to those signals) you won’t stop eating and you’re body will continue to produce more leptin in order to stop eating. This resulted in a higher than normal level.