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How Hormones Work. Hormones are chemical messengers produced by one part of the body to. tell cells in another part of the body how to function, when to grow, when. to divide, and when to die. They regulate many functions, including. growth, sex drive, hunger, thirst, digestion, metabolism, fat burning and. storage, blood sugar and cholesterol levels, and reproduction. Sex hormonesregulate the development of sex characteristics â. including the sex organs that develop before we are born (genitals,