Molecular Mechanisms Underpinning the Development of Obesity

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Nóbrega, Clévio (Editor), Rodriguez-López, Raquel (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Human genetics.; Biochemistry.; Cell biology.; Biomedicine.; Human Genetics.; Biochemistry, general.; Cell Biology.

Obesity is a multi-factorial disease, in which an excess of accumulated body fat can reach levels capable of affecting health. It results from an interplay between environmental factors, eating behavior, genes, epigenetics, and neuronal stimuli. The book provides a state-of-the-art revision about th...