ABSTRACT
A.common.belief.among.the.vast.majority.of.researchers.and.practitioners.involved. in.the.control.of.food.intake.of.humans.is.that.body.weight.is.regulated.through.the. control.of.food.intake..Implicit.in.this.belief.are.two.assumptions:.(1).body.weight.is. physiologically.regulated,.and.(2).it.is.regulated.specifically.through.the.control.of. energy.intake..These.assumptions.originate.deep.in.the.history.of.animal.physiology. and.psychology.and.have.been.seldom.questioned..Yet.the.veracity.of.these.assumptions.will.determine.the.success.of.our.efforts.to.stem.the.surge.of.overweight.and. obesity.so.evident.throughout.the.world.
