The combination of an inefficient and overactive response in aging-known as
“____________________”-results in a chronic inflammation that accompanies frailty,
illness, and death .
The nerve signals and chemical messengers associated with hunger originate and act
primarily in the brain structure called the ____________________.
Fatty acids are taken apart two carbons at a time in a series of reactions known as
____________________.
The weight-loss drug ____________________ interacts with brain serotonin receptors
to increase satiety and reduce food intake.
____________________ caused by excessive sodium losses, not from inadequate
sodium intake.