Diabetes, a complex multisystem metabolic disorder characterized by hyperglycemia, leads
to complications that reduce quality of life and increase mortality. Diabetes pathophysiology …

The prevalence of brain disorders, including stress-related neuropsychiatric disorders and
conditions with cognitive dysfunction, is rising. Poor dietary habits contribute substantially to …

Application of the physical laws of energy and mass conservation at the whole-body level is
not necessarily informative about causal mechanisms of weight gain and the development of …

Objective Our goal is to investigate if microbiota composition modulates reward signaling
and assess the role of the vagus in mediating microbiota to brain communication. Methods …

Nowadays, due to the rise of fast-food consumption, the metabolic diseases are increasing
as a result of high-sugar and high-fat diets. Therefore, there is an urgent need for natural …

The vagus nerve is a crucial component of the parasympathetic nervous system, facilitating
communication between the brain and various organs including the ears, heart, lungs …

Objective The learned associations between sensory cues (eg, taste, smell) and nutritive
value (eg, calories, post-ingestive signaling) of foods powerfully influences our eating …

Rapid gut-brain communication is critical to maintain energy balance and is disrupted in diet-
induced obesity. In particular, the role of carbohydrate overconsumption in the regulation of …

Circadian desynchrony induced by shiftwork or jet lag is detrimental to metabolic health, but
how synchronous or desynchronous signals are transmitted among tissues is unknown. We …

The role of food constituents as pharmacological agents is an important consideration in
health and obesity. Vitamin C acts as a small molecule antioxidant but is also a co-factor for …