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...fats', and the contribution that fast food and [[junk food]] can make to [[obesity]] and [[diabetes]]), on the [[environment]], on employment rights (specific

...ill in the preclinical stage, possible applications include treatment of [[obesity]], [[attention deficit disorder with hyperactivity]], [[dementia]]s, [[schi ...itle = Histamine H3 receptor antagonists: preclinical promise for treating obesity and cognitive disorders.

...f>Mountjoy K (2010) Functions for pro-opiomelanocortin-derived peptides in obesity and diabetes ''Biochem J'' [http://www.biochemj.org/bj/428/0305/4280305.pd ...s in ligands and receptors of the leptin–melanocortin pathway that lead to obesity. nature clinical practice ''Endocrinol Metabol'' </ref>

...fasting glucose, and impaired glucose tolerance: the Australian Diabetes, Obesity, and Lifestyle Study (AusDiab) |journal=Circulation |volume=116 |issue=2 |p

...tos’ meaning thin. Mice deficient in this gene are morbidly obese and this obesity can be reversed by giving the mice leptin. ...e signalling pathways in the control of food intake and the means by which obesity can arise from inherited or acquired defects in their function."</ref>

...balance. Each of those represented in the diagram has been shown to cause obesity, most often through twin studies. ...d to greater levels of food intake they are more susceptible to developing obesity as a result. This is known as the '[[thrifty gene hypothesis]]'. [8]

...there are two main factors common in western eating habits, firstly, that obesity is caused by eating refined carbohydrates such as sugar, flour, and high-fr :See also [[Obesity#Low_carbohydrate_versus_low_fat_diets|Obesity:Low carbohydrate versus low fat diets]]

...styles that are postulated to contribute to the increasing prevalence of [[obesity]]; in particular, it is thought that the wide availability of [[food]] that *[[#Chronic stress and obesity.|Chronic stress and obesity]]

...ome and low income areas. <ref>Drewnowski A, Specter SE (2004) Poverty and obesity: the role of energy density and energy costs ''Am J Clin Nutr'' 79:6-16 PMI ...detrimental to general health by contributing to many health risks such as obesity, [[hypertension]], heart disease, diabetes and cancer<ref name=HG1/>. Peopl

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...f its high content of sugar, which, if consumed excessively, could cause [[obesity]].

...link these mechanisms to possible therapeutic targets in the management of obesity and indicate further research that needs undertaken before the significance ...mand placed on the system may actually determine a person’s sensitivity to obesity.'' This area of the small intestine also has vagal afferent fibres and the

...ntually impaired glucose tolerance; all signs predisposing one to T2DM and obesity.<ref> ...n, ''Recent Prog Horm Res'' 29:457–96</ref><ref>Haslam DW, James WP (2005) Obesity''Lancet'' 366:1197–209</ref>

...f vinegar and brown sauce). Scotland has one of the highest rates of adult obesity in the world.

...(receptor, insulin) on target cell surfaces. It is often associated with [[obesity]]; [[diabetic ketoacidosis]]; [[infection]]; and certain rare conditions. ===Role of obesity===

...ypothalamus is a potential target for drug development in the treatment of obesity, the growing number of such signalling molecules indicates that food intake These gut hormones act to markedly alter food intake in humans and rodents. Obesity is the current major cause of premature

...ni F ''et al.'' (2000) Glucocorticoids and neuroendocrine function ''Int J Obesity'' 24: Suppl 2, s77-9 PMID 10997615</ref> ...ody system and contributes to many contemporary health problems, including obesity.<ref> Habhab S ''et al.'' (2009) The relationship between

Noble EP ''et al.'' (1994) D2 dopamine receptor gene and obesity. ''Int J Eating Disorders'' 15:205–217 Wang ''et al.'' (2001) Brain dopamine and obesity ''The Lancet'' 357:354-7

...s in the dynamics of circulating ghrelin, adiponectin, and leptin in human obesity ''Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A'' 101:10434-9 PMID 15231997.</ref>Clinically, t

...demiology|epidemiologists]], policy makers and scientists looking to treat obesity. Here we explain the basic mechanisms of action underlying the current phar ...e and orlistat: a reappraisal of their expanding roles in the treatment of obesity and associated conditions. ''Arquivos Brasileiros Endocrinol Metabol'' 53: