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Regulation of energy balance. Overall, genes that may contribute to obesity susceptibility can be considered in four broad areas. These include genes that regulate food intake, participate in adipogenesis and triglyceride storage, affect spontaneous activity, and influence basal and postprandial energy expenditure via effects on mitochondrial proton leak and adaptive thermogenesis
