Endocrine Abstracts

The modulation of appetite, satiation and food intake stems from the interplay of central mechanisms of homeostasis, hedonism and cognitive control, receiving and integrating information on energy balance and feeding status of the body from peripheral organs, including dietary and gut-related signals. Obesity is a phenotype, likely resulting from the dysregulation of one or more of the above mechanisms. Different mechanisms may prevail in different people, though leading to a ...