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| Milind Watve; Maithili Jog; Prajakta Belsare. |
| The metabolic syndrome disorders (MSD) including type 2 diabetes, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease are known to be triggered by lifestyle change. We state and support a hypothesis here that changes in behavior rather than changes in diet and metabolism are central to MSD. We provide and discuss evidence in support of the following sequence of arguments. (i) Diet, thriftiness and obesity centered paradigm is inadequate to explain most of the physiological and immunological changes associated with metabolic syndrome disorders (MSD). (ii) Comparative studies show that relative obesity rather than absolute obesity is strongly associated with various parameters of MSD and further perception of calories without... |
| Tipo: Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Neuroscience. |
| Ano: 2010 |
URL: http://precedings.nature.com/documents/4833/version/1 |
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| Manasee Mankar; Radhika Joshi; Prajakta Belsare; Maithili Jog; Milind Watve. |
| Fat accumulation has been classically considered as a means of energy storage. Obese people are theorized as metabolically ‘thrifty’, saving energy during times of food abundance. However, recent research has highlighted many neuro-behavioral and social aspects of obesity, with a suggestion that obesity, abdominal obesity in particular, may have evolved as a social signal. We tested here whether body proportions, and abdominal obesity in particular, are perceived as signals revealing personality traits. 

Faceless drawings of three male body forms namely lean, muscular and feminine, each with and without abdominal obesity were shown in a randomized order to a group of 222 respondents. A list of 30... |
| Tipo: Poster |
Palavras-chave: Ecology. |
| Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://precedings.nature.com/documents/2711/version/1 |
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| Milind Watve; Maithili Jog. |
| The parasite loads appear to differ widely within and between species of free ranging wild mammals. Using data on fecal propagule densities of 29 species of wild mammals from 20 wild life parks in India we tried to identify the ecological factors that are best predictors of parasite loads. Parasite loads were consistently negatively correlated with predatory pressures at both interspecific and intraspecific levels. Carnivores had higher mean parasite loads and the effect of diet and that of predatory pressure appeared to be independent of each other. No other ecological factors were significantly and consistently associated with fecal parasite loads. |
| Tipo: Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Ecology. |
| Ano: 2010 |
URL: http://precedings.nature.com/documents/4834/version/1 |
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| Shraddha Karve; Ketaki Shurpali; Neelesh Dahanukar; Maithili Jog; Milind Watve. |
| Money is a recent phenomenon in the evolutionary history of man and therefore no separate brain centre to handle money is likely to have evolved. The brain areas activated by food reward and money reward are extensively overlapping. In an experimental set-up, hunger was demonstrated to influence money related decisions and money related thoughts to influence hunger. This suggests that the brain areas evolved for handling food related emotions are exapted to handle money and therefore there could be a neuronal cross-talk between food and money. If this is true then attitude and behavior related to money and wealth could influence obesity. We conducted a survey of 211 individuals working as full time cashiers in order to test whether ownership over the cash,... |
| Tipo: Poster |
Palavras-chave: Developmental Biology; Ecology; Neuroscience. |
| Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://precedings.nature.com/documents/2708/version/1 |
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