Reproductive hormone aids in control of body weight, energy homeostasis and TIIDM: Human chorionic gonadotrophin (hCG), normally used as a marker for pregnancy, decreases CADM1 and its downstream target genes that inhibit glucose-induced insulin secretion, improves insulin sensitivity, increases energy utilization, promotes weight loss and protects from diet-induced obesity and TIIDM, via up-regulation of its target gene, 4/August/2017, 12.30 pm