EFFECTS OF HIGH FAT DIET ON HORMONES AND NEUROPEPTIDES RELATED HUNGER AND SATIETY METABOLISM

Nowadays the consumption of high fat, low vitaminmineral density foods have been gradually increasing. The uncontrolled consumption of these kind of foods leads widespread of obesity and other metabolic diseases. Food intake is regulated by many factors such as central nervous system, peripheral signals and sensory stimuli. Many neuropeptides, namely ghrelin, neuropeptid-Y, agouti-related peptide, melanin concentrating hormone, oreksin, galanin, opioids, leptin, insulin, glukagon like peptide-1, cholecystokinin, cocain-amfetamin regulated transkript, α-melanocyte stimulated hormone, serotonin, corticotropin relasing factor, nesfatin-1, bombesin, that function through hypotalamus on hunger, satiety and food intake have been described. A better understanding of the effects of the high fat diet on these parameters is important in regulating appetite control and energy balance