Insulin action in the brain can lead to obesity: How insulin in hypothalamus controls body's energy balance

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Insulin action in the brain can lead to obesity: How insulin in hypothalamus controls body's energy balance

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Fat-rich food makes you fat. Behind this simple equation lie complex signalling pathways, through which the neurotransmitters in the brain control the body’s energy balance. Scientists in Germany have clarified an important step in this complex control circuit. They have succeeded in showing how the hormone insulin acts in the part of the brain known as the ventromedial hypothalamus.

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