Frontiers in Eating and Weight Regulation

For students, researchers, and clinicians interested in translational issues, Langhans and Geary compile 17 chapters on recent developments in the physiology of eating and weight regulation, from endocrine and neural controls to genetics and functional brain imaging to its significance to obesity. Contributors working in geriatrics, diabetes and endocrinology, gastroenterology, neuroscience, psychology, obesity, neurology, physiology and behavior, and surgery in the US, Europe, and Canada review key research areas in the field, especially relating to weight regulation and adiposity, including current strategies and outcomes for the treatment of obesity such as the use of gut hormones and ligands. They address the roles of amylin, enterocytes, gene-environment interactions, neural networks and circuits, the blood-brain barrier, leptin and insulin, the brainstem, and functional neuroimaging studies in food reward, eating and meal size control, appetite, regulation, fat storage, obesity, satiation, and brain development. Annotation c2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)