Does Circulating Leptin Play a Role in Energy Expenditure?

The analysis and interpretation of energy balance (EB) is at the heart of obesity research. The global obesity epidemic and its burden on social and economic costs, heighten the necessity for new insights into mechanisms that govern EB [1]. EB is made up of energy intake (EI) and energy expenditure (EE), i.e. EB  = EI – EE. Thus, numerous studies have been performed to understand the mechanisms that regulate both EI and EE. Leptin, an adipocyte-derived hormone, has been highlighted to regulate food intake and EE [2, 3].

Source: Nutrition - September 6, 2018 Category: Nutrition Authors: Xinyan Bi, Yi Ting Loo, Christiani Jeyakumar Henry Source Type: research