Obesity is an epidemic problem in the world and is associated with several health problems,
including diabetes, cardiovascular disease, respiratory failure, muscle weakness, and …

Background Obesity stems from a prolonged imbalance between the levels of energy intake
and expenditure, with the resultant surplus being stored as body lipids. Our understanding of …

Obesity results from prolonged imbalance of energy intake and energy expenditure. Animal
models have provided a fundamental contribution to the historical development of …

BACKGROUND Because of the substantial energy demands of reproduction, the brain must
temper the fertility of individuals to match nutritional availability. Under-nutrition is associated …

Objective: Galanin (GAL) has a role in the regulation of food intake by way of acting on the
central nervous system in rodents. High serum GAL levels have been observed in obese …

It has been widely suggested that saturated fat consumption has fuelled the current obesity
epidemic. Macronutrient choices appear to be important not only as potential factors …

The opioid peptides enkephalin (ENK) and dynorphin (DYN), when injected into the
hypothalamus, are known to stimulate feeding behavior and preferentially increase the …

Galanin, a brain and pancreatic peptide with three receptor subtypes (GALR1, GALR2, and
GALR3), is hypothesized to participate in energy homeostasis and glucoregulation …

While a high-fat diet when compared to low-fat diet is known to produce overeating and
health complications, less is known about the effects produced by fat-rich diets differing in …

Addiction is a chronic, relapsing disorder characterised by the use of a substance or act to
the point of compulsion. There are a number of medical treatments available for the …