ADIPOSE TISSUE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
ADIPOSE TISSUE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT Part of “CHAPTER 126 – OBESITY“ EARLY GROWTH OF ADIPOSE TISSUE Normal growth of human adipose tissue is achieved through an increase in adipocyte size…
PATHOGENESIS
PATHOGENESIS Part of “CHAPTER 126 – OBESITY“ THERMODYNAMIC CONSIDERATIONS It has become customary to remind all who deal with obesity that it is a disease of energy storage and as…
DEFINITION AND COMPLICATIONS OF OBESITY
DEFINITION AND COMPLICATIONS OF OBESITY Part of “CHAPTER 126 – OBESITY“ DETERMINATION OF OBESITY Obesity is an excess of body fat (adipose tissue), and ideally the diagnosis should be based…
PREVALENCE OF OBESITY
PREVALENCE OF OBESITY Part of “CHAPTER 126 – OBESITY“ An expert panel assembled by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) stated, “An estimated 97 million adults in the United States…
CLINICAL ABNORMALITIES OF APPETITE
CLINICAL ABNORMALITIES OF APPETITE Part of “CHAPTER 125 – APPETITE“ KLEINE-LEVIN SYNDROME The Kleine-Levin syndrome (see Chap. 128) is a rare disease comprising periodic hypersomnia, hyperphagia, and abnormal behavior frequently…
CENTRAL EFFECTORS IN THE CONTROL OF APPETITE AND ENERGY HOMEOSTASIS
CENTRAL EFFECTORS IN THE CONTROL OF APPETITE AND ENERGY HOMEOSTASIS Part of “CHAPTER 125 – APPETITE“ The hypothalamus contains many hormones and neuropeptides that are targets for peripheral signals. Some…
LONG-TERM REGULATION OF APPETITE AND ENERGY HOMEOSTASIS
LONG-TERM REGULATION OF APPETITE AND ENERGY HOMEOSTASIS Part of “CHAPTER 125 – APPETITE“ Long-term regulation of appetite serves to compensate for temporary inadequacies in food intake and to control energy…
SHORT-TERM REGULATION OF APPETITE
SHORT-TERM REGULATION OF APPETITE Part of “CHAPTER 125 – APPETITE“ The mechanisms involved in the regulation of appetite during a meal (short-term regulation) differ from those acting over a longer…
AFFERENT MECHANISMS IN THE CONTROL OF APPETITE
AFFERENT MECHANISMS IN THE CONTROL OF APPETITE Part of “CHAPTER 125 – APPETITE“ Different hypotheses have been advanced about the mechanisms involved and the signals that are sensed by the…
