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Are we eating more than we think? Illegitimate signaling and xenohormesis as participants in the pathogenesis of obesity.

Medical hypotheses - 1 Jan 2006

Yun Anthony J, Lee Patrick Y, Doux John D

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Resource utilization may represent a central force driving evolution. A tight link between sensing energy availability and managing energy acquisition and utilization constitutes a common feature among all organisms. While such a link was likely adaptive during prehistoric evolution, modern lifestyles may decouple perceived cues from actual energy availability so as to promote obesity in humans. A particular...

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Adipose Tissue
Adiposity
Animals
Atherosclerosis
Body Composition
Body Weight
Energy Intake
Energy Metabolism
Evolution, Molecular
Humans
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PMID: 16406352
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2005.11.022

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