Category: Weight Management & Metabolic Health

Editorial status: Draft for named medical and laboratory review. Product URLs are supported by current Ulta Lab Tests search and internal-link evidence but still require a final in-site canonical check before publication. Obesity is a […]

What is leptin, and should it be tested for weight loss? Leptin is a hormone made mainly by fat cells. It carries information about stored energy to the brain, especially the hypothalamus, and helps coordinate […]

Direct Answer Cortisol helps the body make fuel available during physical or psychological demands. Sustained pathologic cortisol excess, as occurs in Cushing syndrome, can raise glucose, impair insulin action, increase blood pressure, and alter body-fat […]

Direct Answer Progesterone is central to post-ovulation reproductive physiology, the menstrual cycle, the uterine lining, and pregnancy, but current evidence does not show that it independently causes sustained body-fat gain or produces weight loss. Natural […]