What is it about?
The most widely believed idea for the evolution of body weight regulation is the lipostatic set point model. In this paper I use mathematical modelling to show such systems are unlikely to evolve by the envisaged mechanisms.
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Why is it important?
Most of the studies of body weight control are interpreted by this model - yet it is unlikely to be correct.
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This page is a summary of: Why lipostatic set point systems are unlikely to evolve, Molecular Metabolism, January 2018, Elsevier,
DOI: 10.1016/j.molmet.2017.10.007.
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