Causes of metabolic syndrome and obesity-related co-morbidities Part 1: A composite unifying theory review of human-specific co-adaptations to brain energy consumption

Archives of Public Health

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  McGill, Anne Thea ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b B Med Weight Control Consultancy   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cortico limbic striatal; Evolution and nutrition; Food addiction; Food micronutrient; Human brain metabolism; Malnutritive obesity (Malnubesity); Metabolic inflammation; Metabolic syndrome; Nuclear factor erythroid 2 related factor 2 (NRF2); Obesity related co morbidities; Oxidative stress; Theory review

Indexed keywords

EID: 84988859597     PISSN: 07787367     EISSN: 20493258     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2049-3258-72-30     Document Type: Review

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