Diminishing benefits of urban living for children and adolescents' growth and development

Heterogeneous contributions of change in population distribution of body mass index to change in obesity and underweight

Peripherally administered melanocortins induce mice fat browning and prevent obesity

Background/objectives The browning of white adipose tissue (WAT) has been in the spotlight during the last years, becoming an attractive approach to combat obesity. Melanocortin neuropeptides, such as -melanocyte-stimulating hormone (alpha-MSH), are well-known regulators of appetite at the central nervous system, but its role in adipocyte metabolism is poorly elucidated. This study sought to verify if alpha-MSH can induce transdifferentiation of white to brown/beige adipocytes and to determin...

Adding protein to a carbohydrate pre-exercise beverage does not influence running performance and metabolism