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Sanjay Kalra1, Madhur Verma2, Lakshmi Nagendra3

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Cybernetics, the study of feedback systems, offers new insights into weight regulation. Barocybernetics applies these principles to understand and treat obesity through physiological and psychological approaches.

Keywords:
Barocrine circuitry, biocybernetics, endocrine cybernetics, endocrine circuitry, feedback

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Area of Science:

  • Transdisciplinary science
  • Endocrinology
  • Cybernetics

Background:

  • Cybernetics studies feedback and recursion.
  • Endocrinology shares similar concepts.
  • Obesity requires novel perspectives.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Introduce barocybernetics for obesity research.
  • Explore feedback mechanisms in weight homeostasis.
  • Connect basic sciences to obesity's psychological and pharmacological aspects.

Main Methods:

  • Conceptual review of cybernetics and endocrinology.
  • Application of cybernetic principles to obesity.
  • Integration of biochemistry, physiology, psychology, and pharmacology.

Main Results:

  • Barocybernetics provides a framework for understanding weight homeostasis.
  • Feedback mechanisms are crucial in maintaining weight.
  • Obesity can be viewed through a cybernetic lens.

Conclusions:

  • Barocybernetics offers a novel, transdisciplinary approach to obesity.
  • Understanding feedback loops is key to weight management.
  • This perspective integrates diverse fields for obesity treatment.