Metabolic imprinting on genetically predisposed neural circuits perpetuates obesity.

Abstract excerpt

There is an obesity epidemic in the industrialized world that is not simply explained by excess energy intake and decreased energy expenditure. Persistent obesity develops when genetically predisposed individuals are in a chronic state of positive energy balance. Once established, the obese body weight is avidly defended against both over- and underfeeding. Animal studies have shown that lean individuals who are...

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