Lipostatic hypothesis

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In 1953, Kennedy [1] proposed what became known as the lipostatic hyothesis. Specifically, he postulated the existence, in the hypothalamus, of a centre that was sensitive to the concentration of metabolites in the circulation, which prevented "an overall surplus of energy intake over expenditure."


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  1. Kennedy GC (1953) The role of depot fat in the hypothalamic control of food intake in the rat Proc R Soc Lond B Biol Sci 140:578-92 [1]

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