During the past 30 yr, investigating the physiology of eating behaviors has generated a truly
vast literature. This is fueled in part by a dramatic increase in obesity and its comorbidities …

Abstract Background Type 2 diabetes (T2D), one of the major common human health
problems, is growing at an alarming rate around the globe. Alpha-glucosidase and …

The fundamental questions of what represents a macronutritionally balanced diet and how
this maintains health and longevity remain unanswered. Here, the Geometric Framework, a …

Feeding satisfies metabolic need but is also controlled by external stimuli, like palatability or
predator threat. Nucleus accumbens shell (NAcSh) projections to the lateral hypothalamus …

Physically ill patients with chronic inflammation often present with symptoms of depression.
Our understanding of the pathophysiology of inflammation-associated depression has …

Dietary protein is effective for body-weight management, in that it promotes satiety, energy
expenditure, and changes body-composition in favor of fat-free body mass. With respect to …

Epidemiological evidence shows that consumption of dairy products is associated with
decreased prevalence of metabolic related disorders, whilst evidence from experimental …

Omnivores, including rodents and humans, compose their diets from a wide variety of
potential foods. Beyond the guidance of a few basic orosensory biases such as attraction to …

During food digestion, proteins are hydrolysed into a large variety of peptides. Some of
these peptides are structurally similar to sequences acting in the organism as endogenous …

The regulation of food intake in fish is a complex process carried out through several
different mechanisms in the central nervous system (CNS) with hypothalamus being the …