ea0073oc12.4 | Oral Communications 12: Diabetes, Obesity, Metabolism and Nutrition | ECE2021
Kuckuck Susanne
, van der Valk Eline S.
, Scheurink Anton J. W.
, van den Berg Sjoerd A. A.
, van Rossum Elisabeth F. C.
IntroductionAltered levels of hormonal appetite regulators have been observed in obesity (BMI ≥ 30.0 kg/m2), most prominently increases of insulin and leptin (indicating resistance) as well as decreases of adiponectin–all of which are long-term energy regulators and adiposity signals. Disrupted signaling of these hormones may have detrimental effects on metabolism, but may also promote weight gain. Weight loss is often accompanied ...