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Brain and Hormone Interplay for Regulating Eating and Metabolism: Impact of Food and Diet

A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Nutrition and Metabolism".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 December 2025 | Viewed by 26

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1. Department of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, 2N12(2N18), Yanagido 1-1, Gifu 501-1194, Japan
2. Center for Integrative Physiology, Kansai Electric Power Medical Research Institute, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto 604-8436, Japan
Interests: feeding center; gut hormone; obesity; anorexia; frailty; rare sugar; Japanese kampo medicine; diet; diabetes
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Dear Colleagues,

Cumulating evidence has shown that the brain controls glucose, lipid and energy metabolism as well as feeding and circadian behaviors. Inversely, recent studies have focused on a variety of hormones secreted from peripheral organs that enter and affect the brain via the Tanycyte as well as blood–brain barrier (BBB) pathways. Furthermore, the vagal afferent nerves allow the interplay between peripheral hormones and the brain.

The brain and hormone interplay through these routes plays a crucial role in the physiological regulation of eating behavior and metabolism. Furthermore, its disorder leads to metabolic diseases including type 2 diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular disease, anorexia and dementia, some of which suffer from the shortage of effective treatments and medicines.

Recently, some natural products, their active ingredients, and a variety of foods, including cacao and rare sugars, have been shown to ameliorate some of metabolic diseases. However, the underlying mechanism is often obscure, which has limited their use for treating diseases. The mechanism potentially involves the brain–hormone interplay.

This Special Issue of Nutrients deals with the brain–hormone Interplay regulating eating and metabolism and the impacts of diets, foods and natural active ingredients on them. Basic, translational and clinical studies at molecular to systemic levels in all species are welcome.

Prof. Dr. Toshihiko Yada
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • feeding center
  • gut hormone
  • obesity
  • diabetes
  • anorexia
  • frailty
  • memory, rare sugar
  • herbal medicine
  • tanycyte
  • blood–brain barrier
  • vagal afferent

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