Document Type
Review
Publication Date
5-17-2018
Description
This review details the manner in which the central nervous system regulates metabolic homeostasis in normal weight and obese rodents and humans. It includes a review of the homeostatic contributions of neurons located in the hypothalamus, the midbrain and limbic structures, the pons and the medullary area postrema, nucleus tractus solitarius, and vagus nucleus, and details how these brain regions respond to circulating levels of orexigenic hormones, such as ghrelin, and anorexigenic hormones, such as glucagon-like peptide 1 and leptin. It provides an insight as to how high intensity exercise may improve homeostatic control in overweight and obese subjects. Finally, it provides suggestions as to how further progress can be made in controlling the current pandemic of obesity and diabetes.
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Citation Information
Smith, John K.. 2018. Exercise, Obesity and CNS Control of Metabolic Homeostasis: A Review. Frontiers in Physiology. Vol.9(MAY). https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2018.00574
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