Can Hypothalamic Damage Trigger Obesity? Ute Eppinger

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/can-hypothalamic-damage-trigger-obesity-2026a1000oal?ecd=WNL_trdalrt_pos1_ous_260721_etid8524394&uac=148436CN&impID=8524394 Disruption of the brain’s hunger and satiety control mechanisms can lead to rapid weight gain that is difficult to treat with conventional dietary interventions because patients do not experience an adequate sense of fullness. Speaking at a joint press conference hosted by the German Diabetes Society and the German Society of Endocrinology, Ulrich Dischinger, MD, senior physician in the Department of Endocrinology and Diabetology at the University Hospital of Würzburg in Würzburg, Germany, emphasized that hypothalamic obesity is a distinct clinical condition that remains underrecognized.