Obesity--a state of reduced sympathetic activity and normal or high adrenal activity (the autonomic and adrenal hypothesis revisited).
In this paper I have briefly reviewed the effect of nutrition on the sympathetic nervous system. I have also examined the changes in sympathetic activity in experimental models of obesity and leanness. Finally, I have tried to relate these two sets of information to the regulation of energy store by the autonomic nervous system in a nutrient balance model for regulation of food intake.
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Department of Medicine, University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles 90033.
D002001:Adipose Tissue, Brown / Q000502:physiology; D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000502:physiology; D000311:Adrenal Glands / Q000503:physiopathology*; D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D009747:Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D009765:Obesity / Q000503:physiopathology*; D013564:Sympathetic Nervous System / Q000503:physiopathology*
D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones