The fructose survival hypothesis proposes that obesity and metabolic disorders may have
developed from over-stimulation of an evolutionary-based biologic response (survival …

The pathogenesis of obesity remains contested. Although genetics is important, the rapid
rise in obesity with Western culture and diet suggests an environmental component. Today …

Mass extinctions occur frequently in natural history. While studies of animals that became
extinct can be informative, it is the survivors that provide clues for mechanisms of adaptation …

Conventional obesity treatment, based on the First Law of Thermodynamics, assumes that
excess body fat gain is driven by overeating, and that all calories are metabolically alike in …

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An important aspect of survival is to assure enough food, water, and oxygen. Here, we
describe a recently discovered response that favors survival in times of scarcity, and it is …

Abstract What do the Atkins Diet and the traditional Japanese diet have in common? The
Atkins Diet is low in carbohydrate and usually high in fat; the Japanese diet is high in …

Rates of fructose consumption continue to rise nationwide and have been linked to rising
rates of obesity, type 2 diabetes, and metabolic syndrome. Because obesity has been …

Fructose vs. glucose and metabolism: do the metabolic differ... : Current Opinion in
Lipidology Fructose vs. glucose and metabolism: do the metabolic differences matter …

Obesity is a growing problem. In the broadest strokes, it is due to a small positive energy
balance that persists over a sufficiently long time. Some forms of obesity develop …