Food for Thought: Hormonal, Experiential, and Neural Influences on Feeding and Obesity

Food for thought: hormonal, experiential, and neural influences on feeding and obesity.

Obesity is a growing public health problem. Although convenient, the notion that obesity is simply a problem of will power is increasingly antiquated. It is becoming clear that complex interactions of environment, neurohormonal systems, and transgenerational effects directly contribute to obesity. This review highlights data presented at the Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting in San Diego,...

Obesity is a disease: food for thought.

Food for thoughts: feeding time and hormonal secretion.

Many daily cycles are imposed on us by our environment, such as alternating days and nights, temperature fluctuations or rhythms in food availability. When food is accessible every day at the same time, animals will adapt their physiology and behaviour to match the daily meal. They will anticipate the access to food by waking up and being active in the hours prior to feeding, foraging for food....

Neural and hormonal mechanisms regulating food intake.

In this outline of the neural control of food intake, no attempt has been made to provide a comprehensive survey of the literature since there are several symposia and reviews available which summarize the extensive work in this field (Grossman, 1975; Novin et al. 1976; Silverstone, 1976; Morgane & Panksepp, 1980; Hoebel & Novin, 1982). Instead some current concepts of the neural control of foo...

1 Neural and Hormonal Control of Food

Department of Biology, Neurobiology and Behavior Program, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30302-4010 Brains and Behavior Program, Georgia State University Current Address: Department of Biology, Susquehanna University, Selinsgrove, PA 17870 Current Address: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Ross 618, 720 Rutland Avenue, Baltimor...