Il controllo dell’appetito

Appetite control is executed through the fi ne regulationbetween calories and energy expenditure, in the dailyexperience of hunger and fulfi llness. Nowadays thedisregulation of this system is frequent, due to the increasedfood availability and through the interaction with environmental factors that determine hyperfagia and can cause obesity.This regulation system is constituted of peripheral nervous system, gastrointestinal system, endocrine system and of adipose tissue that integrate in central nervous system and in particular in hypothalamus, creating an homeostatic system.The comprehension of physiological processes that modulate body weight is necessary to establish therapies for this problem wherediet is often ineffective