Energy expenditure and energy intake need to be balanced to maintain proper energy
homeostasis. Energy homeostasis is tightly regulated by the central nervous system, and the …

Among the sources of chemical signals regulating food intake, energy metabolism and body
weight, few have attracted recently as much attention as the expanded endocannabinoid …

Secretin, though originally discovered as a gut-derived hormone, is recently found to be
abundantly expressed in the ventromedial hypothalamus, from which the central neural …

The nucleus tractus solitarii (NTS) is the primary central station that integrates visceral
afferent information and regulates respiratory, gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, and other …

This review focuses on summarizing current knowledge on how time-restricted feeding
(TRF) and continuous caloric restriction (CR) affect central neuroendocrine systems involved …

Wheat bran is an abundant yet underutilized agricultural byproduct. Herein, the insoluble
dietary fiber from wheat bran (WBIDF) was ultra-milled to investigate its impact on …

Obesity is a growing health problem for modern society; therefore, it has become extremely
important to study not only its negative implications but also its developmental mechanism …

Ghrelin, a stomach-derived orexigenic hormone, has a well-established role in energy
homeostasis, food reward, and emotionality. Noradrenergic neurons of the locus coeruleus …

Ghrelin is a stomach-derived hormone that increases feeding and is elevated in response to
chronic psychosocial stressors. The effects of ghrelin on feeding are mediated by the …

Breastfeeding (BF) is the gold standard in infant nutrition; knowing how it influences brain
connectivity would help understand the mechanisms involved, which would help close the …