Diet-induced hypothalamic dysfunction and metabolic disease, and the therapeutic potential of polyphenols

• Main Authors: Ebrahim Samodien (Author), Rabia Johnson (Author), Carmen Pheiffer (Author), Lawrence Mabasa (Author), Melisse Erasmus (Author), Johan Louw (Author), Nireshni Chellan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2019-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: The prevalence of obesity and metabolic diseases continues to rise globally. The increased consumption of unhealthy energy-rich diets that are high in fat and sugars results in oxidative stress and inflammation leading to hypothalamic dysfunction, which has been linked with these disease...