Rewards are crucial objects that induce learning, approach behavior, choices, and
emotions. Whereas emotions are difficult to investigate in animals, the learning function is …

Obesity is a serious health problem because of its co-morbidities. The solution, implying
weight loss and long-term weight maintenance, is conditional on:(i) sustained satiety despite …

Elevated branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs) are associated with obesity and insulin
resistance. How long-term dietary BCAAs impact late-life health and lifespan is unknown …

Animals are biological transformers of dietary matter and energy to produce high-quality
foods and wools for human consumption and use. Mammals, birds, fish, and shrimp require …

Regulation of mRNA translation is a rapid and effective means to couple changes in the
cellular environment with global rates of protein synthesis. In response to stresses, such as …

The role of dietary protein in weight loss and weight maintenance encompasses influences
on crucial targets for body weight regulation, namely satiety, thermogenesis, energy …

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 …

Amino Acid Metabolism, 3rd Edition covers all aspects of the biochemistry and nutritional
biochemistry of the amino acids. Starting with an overview of nitrogen fixation and the …

TOR complex 1 (TORC1), an oligomer of the mTOR (mammalian target of rapamycin)
protein kinase, its substrate binding subunit raptor, and the polypeptide Lst8/GβL, controls …

DR (dietary restriction), or reduced food intake without malnutrition, is associated with
extended longevity, improved metabolic fitness and increased stress resistance in a wide …