ABSTRACT

This book comprehensively accounts the current understanding of genetic mechanisms of obesity by analyzing obesity phenotypes and genotypes and, gene polymorphisms and mutations, and current results from animal model research and genetic studies in human models. By presenting the impact of genetic factors in the development of obesity and key molec

chapter |18 pages

Section 1: Obesity Phenotype

chapter 2|10 pages

3 Twin Studies

chapter |12 pages

Section 3: Rodent Models of Obesity

chapter 3|18 pages

2 Natural Polygenic Models

chapter |14 pages

Section 4: Nonvertebrate Models

chapter |18 pages

Section 6: Polygenic Human Obesity

chapter 7|10 pages

4 Genetics and Hormonal Changes

chapter |18 pages

Section 8: Epigenetics in Obesity

chapter |14 pages

Section 11: Conclusion