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Brain, Environment, Hormone-Based Appetite, Ingestive Behavior, and Body Weight

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Energy balance and appetite regulation are a complex process that integrates signals from homeostatic, hedonic, and environmental sources directing eating behavior. In addition to integrating homeostatic signals from the endocrine axis, the brain also drives eating behavior base on learned consummatory habits, sensory cues regarding the energy content and palatability of food, self-regulation, and the environment in which individuals live. This chapter will focus on how different internal and external factors influence central control of appetite, energy intake, and weight status, as well as how eating patterns may alter the brain’s response to food stimuli.

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Burger, K.S., Shearrer, G.E., Gilbert, J.R. (2018). Brain, Environment, Hormone-Based Appetite, Ingestive Behavior, and Body Weight. In: Nillni, E. (eds) Textbook of Energy Balance, Neuropeptide Hormones, and Neuroendocrine Function. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-89506-2_13

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