The alarming increase in the incidence of obesity and obesity-associated disorders makes
the etiology of obesity a widely studied topic today. As opposed to 'homeostatic feeding' …

Leptin is known to regulate body weight, energy balance, and reproduction. Therefore,
investigation of its physiology is of obvious interest in bulimia nervosa (BN), an eating …

The high prevalence of substance abuse in individuals with bulimia nervosa (BN) and the
pervasive symptom substitution in many types of drug addiction suggest that a number of …

ABSTRACT Introduction: Anorexia nervosa (AN), bulimia nervosa (BN) and binge eating
disorder (BED) are the primary eating disorders (EDs). The only psychopharmacological …

In the field of obesity research, two separate lines of study have emerged which explore the
mechanism by which food intake is regulated: short‐term control of food intake, and the …

This article is designed as an introduction to the major theoretical models in the field of
regulation of eating behavior, and a selective review of relevant neurobiological data. We …

Increasing clinical and therapeutic interest in the neurobiology of eating disorders reflects
their dramatic impact on health. Chronic food restriction resulting in severe weight loss is a …

This review details the manner in which the central nervous system regulates metabolic
homeostasis in normal weight and obese rodents and humans. It includes a review of the …

Nutritional, endocrine, and neurological signals converge in multiple brain centres to control
feeding behaviour and food intake as part of the allostatic regulation of energy balance …

During the past 50 years, obesity has increasingly become a problem in Western societies. If
low energy output by these individuals (ie lack of exercise) cannot be held totally …