Beschreibung

The development of effective preventive and therapeutic measures to control eating and body weight involves basic physiology as well as cognitive and social psychology. With the discovery of the hormone leptin in 1994, the potential of molecular genetics to help illuminate brain-behavior relationships became apparent; At present, molecular methodologies are being integrated with other physiological approaches, resulting in a multitude of potentially effective strategies. This situation is reflected by the publication at hand that presents several exciting recent advances in an accessible form: Its main body is made up of a collection of brief expert descriptions of the latest developments of the physiology of eating, especially as it relates to weight regulation and adiposity. These so-called frontiers chapters are preceded by a general overview that gives requisite background information and provides an overarching conceptual and critical framework for the subsequent chapters.
Due to its special makeup, this book will be of great interest to students and newcomers in the field, for basic researchers engaged in the area, and for researchers and clinicians interested in translational issues.

Autoren-Info:

Ibrahim Elmadfa

Prof. Dr. Ibrahim Elmadfa ist Professor am Institut für Ernährungswissenschaften der Universität Wien mit den Forschungsschwerpunkten Ernährung des Menschen und Lebensmittelsicherheit.