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Appetite and Food Intake - Central Control (Paperback, 2nd edition)
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Appetite and Food Intake - Central Control (Paperback, 2nd edition)
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Nearly half of the world's adult population is either clinically
obese or overweight. Excess weight increases risk for multiple
other chronic diseases and represents a major global health issue.
Weight gain results from an imbalance between energy intake and
expenditure, which can only be corrected if the physiologic and
neuroendocrine systems that have the potential to control energy
balance are identified. The first edition of this book reviewed
knowledge on the intake of micro- and macronutrients, food choice,
and opposing views on whether or not there are mechanisms that
control food intake. Appetite and Food Intake: Central Control,
Second Edition contains all new chapters and serves as a companion
to the first by reviewing current knowledge on neuroendocrine
mechanisms that influence food intake and glucose metabolism,
including environmental influences on their development, with an
emphasis on recent progress in understanding forebrain and
hindbrain control of ingestive behavior. In addition, there is a
discussion on the benefits derived from novel models for exploring
ingestive behavior and the progress that has been achieved due to
new technologies. Although major progress is being made in
understanding the complex interplay between different control
systems, the limits of our knowledge are acknowledged in chapters
that review the efficacy of current weight control drugs and the
relative importance of fat free mass and body fat in driving food
intake.
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