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 …

A prolonged imbalance between a relative increase in energy intake over a decrease in
energy expenditure results in the development of obesity; extended periods of a positive …

Background and rationale This review addresses the role animal models play in contributing
to our knowledge about the eating disorders anorexia nervosa (AN) and bulimia nervosa …

The animal models that have been used for the study of obesity have been either of
spontaneous origin or the result of experimental manipulation of the environment or the …

Diet is a critical element determining human health and diseases, and unbalanced food
habits are major risk factors for the development of obesity and related metabolic disorders …

Obesity, classified as an epidemic by the WHO, is a disease that continues to grow
worldwide. Obesity results from abnormal or excessive accumulation of fat and usually leads …

The focus of this overview is on the animal models of obesity most commonly utilized in
research. The models include monogenic models in the leptin pathway, polygenic diet …

The main focus of the International Journal of Obesity (IJO) is to better understand human
obesity. Many scientists use rodents as convenient models to dissect aspects of physiology …

Overweight and obesity are a worldwide public health problem. Obesity prevalence has
increased considerably, which indicates the need for more studies to better understand …