Antonietta Messina, Marcellino Monda, Anna Valenzano, Giovanni Messina, Ines Villano, Fiorenzo Moscatelli, Giuseppe Cibelli, Gabriella Marsala, Rita Polito, Maria Ruberto, Marco Carotenuto, Vincenzo Monda, Andrea Viggiano, Aurora Daniele, Ersilia Nigro
Obesity and lifestyle-related diseases are major problems faced by people in developed nations. Although exercise training prevents the progression of diabetes and obesity, the motivation for exercise is generally low in obese animals and humans. The autonomic nervous system (SNA) plays a crucial role in the regulation of eating behavior. Moreover, the SNA is involved in the body temperature regulation that is strictly related to body weight control, in accordance with the "thermoregulatory hypothesis" of food intake...
2018: Frontiers in Physiology