Persistent Behavioral and Physiological Effects of Dietary Protein Restriction
Paul L. Soto,
Christopher D. Morrison
Abstract:Protein provides essential amino acids critical for survival. Recent research has identified that dietary protein restriction induces physiological and behavioral adaptations and that those adaptations are mediated by liver-produced fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21) that acts in the brain. Most of the research on adaptations to dietary protein restriction and the biological factors that mediate those adaptations carries an implicit assumption that the effects of dietary protein restriction are reversible. Ra… Show more
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