Hyperphagia
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- HYPERPHAGIA Hyperphagia is defined as excessive ingestion of food beyond that needed for basic energy requirements.
- Pregnancy-induced hyperphagia is associated with increased gene expression of hypothalamic agouti-related peptide in rats.
- For those who are not familiar with the syndrome, it may be difficult to grasp just how profound and far-reaching chronic hyperphagia is for those with PWS and their loved ones.
- In adult fa/fa rats, the hyperphagia is characterized by a defect in the regulation of meal size (1, 6, 16), with some changes in meal frequency (1).
- 3B), suggesting that the hyperphagia is not a consequence of altered circadian rhythm.
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