Our knowledge of the physiological systems controlling energy homeostasis has increased
dramatically over the last decade. The roles of peripheral signals from adipose tissue …

Our understanding of the physiological systems that regulate food intake and body weight
has increased immensely over the past decade. Brain centres, including the hypothalamus …

Understanding body weight regulation will aid in the development of new strategies to
combat obesity. This review examines energy homeostasis and food intake behaviors …

Obesity is one of the most common metabolic diseases and the greatest threats of the health
because of possibility of numerous complications. In order to design effective drugs or apply …

The increased incidence of obesity makes it imperative to understand the regulation of food
intake and body weight. We review the signals that interact with the brain to control energy …

Numerous peripheral signals contribute to the regulation of food intake and energy
homeostasis. Mechano-and chemoreceptors signaling the presence and energy density of …

Energy homeostasis is a complex on-going process that includes maintaining immediately
available as well as stored nutrient levels at optimal levels given the environment. To …

Body weight is determined by a balance between food intake and energy expenditure.
Multiple neural circuits in the brain have evolved to process information about food, food …

Appetite is regulated by a complex system of central and peripheral signals which interact in
order to modulate the individual response to nutrient ingestion. Peripheral regulation …

Interest in the control of feeding has increased as a result of the obesity epidemic and rising
incidence of metabolic diseases. The brain detects alterations in energy stores and triggers …