Sex hormones strongly influence body fat distribution and adipocyte differentiation.
Estrogens and testosterone differentially affect adipocyte physiology, but the importance of …

Estrogens play a fundamental role in the physiology of the reproductive, cardiovascular,
skeletal, and central nervous systems. In this report, we review the literature in both rodents …

Hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal (HPG) axis function fundamentally affects the physiology of
eating. We review sex differences in the physiological and pathophysiological controls of …

Energy metabolism in humans is tuned to distinct sex-specific functions that potentially
reflect the unique requirements in females for gestation and lactation, whereas male …

Obesity and aging are two important epidemic factors for metabolic syndrome and many
other health issues, which contribute to devastating diseases such as cardiovascular …

Several sex differences in eating, their control by gonadal steroid hormones and their
peripheral and central mediating mechanisms are reviewed. Adult female rats and mice as …

Obesity prevalence is generally higher in women than in men, and there is also a sex
difference in body fat distribution. Sex differences in obesity can be explained in part by the …

Because of increasing life expectancy, the contribution of age-related estrogen or androgen
deficiency to obesity and type 2 diabetes will become a new therapeutic challenge. This …

In recent years, obesity and its associated health disorders and costs have increased.
Accumulation of adipose tissue, or fat, in the intra-abdominal adipose depot is associated …

Biological sex is a fundamental source of phenotypic variability across species. Males and
females have different nutritional needs and exhibit differences in nutrient digestion and …