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Obesity [r]: Excessive stores of body fat. ^[e]
Leptin [r]: Hormone secreted by adipocytes that regulates appetite. ^[e]
Ghrelin [r]: A hormone produced by P/D1 cells lining the fundus of the human stomach that stimulate appetite. ^[e]
Adipocyte [r]: Cell that stores fat and makes it available for use as energy. ^[e]

Circadian rhythms and appetite [r]: Daily variations in the regulation of food intake. ^[e]
Energy balance in pregnancy and lactation [r]: Adaptations in the control of food intake and energy expenditure in different reproductive states. ^[e]
Evolution of appetite regulating systems [r]: Comparisons of the mechanisms regulating food intake and energy expenditure between species. ^[e]
Genetics of obesity [r]: The evidence for a genetic component to obesity in humans. ^[e]
Glucostatic theory of appetite control [r]: The theory that changes in blood glucose concentrations or arteriovenous glucose differences are detected by glucoreceptors that affect energy intake. ^[e]
Melanocortins and appetite [r]: The regulation of food intake through neuropeptides related to adrenocorticotropic hormone. ^[e]
Seasonal rhythms in energy balance [r]: Variations of the body's energy intake and consumption over the course of a year. ^[e]
Stress and appetite [r]: The interactions between the hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal axis and the regulation of food intake. ^[e]

Bariatric surgery [r]: The surgical removal of body fat. ^[e]
Diabesity [r]: A term referring to the intricate relationship between type 2 diabetes and obesity. ^[e]
Drug treatments for obesity [r]: Treatments of obesity that are based on drugs. ^[e]
Exercise and body weight [r]: Correlation between physical activity and the body mass index. ^[e]
Food reward [r]: The brain mechanisms involved in reinforcing feeding behaviour. ^[e]
Health consequences of obesity [r]: Long-term effects of obesity on health. ^[e]
Metabolism and body composition [r]: ^[e]