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Yearbook of Paediatric Endocrinology 2018

15 Editor’s Choice

Obesity must be studied separately in men and women

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15.12 TAp63 contributes to sexual dimorphism in POMC neuron functions and energy homeostasis

C Wang , Y He , P Xu , Y Yang , K Saito , Y Xia , X Yan , A Hinton Jr , C Yan , H Ding

To read the full abstract: Nature Communications 2018;9:1544Obesity prevalence is generally higher in women than in men, and there is also a sex difference in body fat distribution. Sex differences in obesity can be explained in part by the influence of gonadal steroids on body composition and appetite; however, behavioural, and socio-cultural factors may also play a role. Here is th...