Tag: Homeostatic control

According to the World Health Organization, obesity was declared a global health epidemic in 2003, driven in part by a complex system of physiological and psychological processes that control what, when, and how much we eat. Understanding the factors that play a role in the regulation of eating is crucial for developing effective strategies to maintain a healthy body weight and prevent related chronic diseases. This complex system involves an intricate interplay between the gut and the brain, with signals from each influencing the other.

Over the last decade, research has emphasized how physiological and behavioral factors are integrated within an energy balance framework to control appetite. Homeostatic control of appetite is the body's unconscious, biological system for maintaining a stable energy supply by balancing energy intake and expenditure through both short-term (episodic) and long-term (tonic) signals.