Obesity and the Biological Clock: A New Paradigm?
Résumé
Obesity, among adults and children, is becoming a world-wide health problem reaching epidemic proportions, and is associated with major adverse consequences for human health such as heart disease, type 2 diabetes mellitus, hypertension and some forms of cancer. So far, the problem of obesity and other related metabolic disorders has led researchers to explore the physiology of energy homeostasis, the process whereby energy intake is matched to energy expenditure over time. Findings have revealed that neuronal systems play a role in the control of body fat content and glucose metabolism by regulating energy intake, energy expenditure, and endogenous glucose production