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Essay heading: Obesity Falls
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?One of the most important advances in obesity research is the realisation that fat is an endocrine tissue,' said Barbara Kahn, Professor of Endocrinology at Harvard University's School of Medicine. Another step forward was the discovery of a number of peptides that function as central regulators of food intake and energy homeostasis...
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These findings point to a complex involvement of the neuroendocrine system, where the central nervous system and fat interact through hormones and neurotransmitters, and affect other organs, most notably the liver and the pancreas.
Given the complexity of this system, it is no surprise that most treatments have been relatively ineffective or fraught with serious health risks, such as addiction to amphetamine diet pills, heart valve damage and hypertension...
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