Abstract
Body weight is an essential part of human survival and there are more signallers that suppress appetite than fire it up. However, the signalling is complex and intertwines mood, activity, health and even light. All these factors are important regulators of appetite that allow survival. The traditional view of energy balance weighs the calories we consume in food against those we expend in exercise, but the contribution is not proportional to the energy value because of the complexity of appetite regulation. Without this holistic approach to body weight control, hunger can drive a need to feed that matches powerful genetically predestined obesity.
Publisher
The Royal Society of Chemistry