“…12,17 The role of neuropeptide Y includes regulating lipid metabolic homeostasis and survival via lipolysis and thermogenesis control pathways in a negative balance. 12,13,22 Neuropeptide Y is an appetite stimulator that increases fat collection through insulin and corticosteroid secretion, increases hepatic glucose utilization, reduces muscle glucose, increases glucose utilization by white fat tissue, activates brown fat tissue metabolism, decreases sympathetic activity, increases parasympathetic activity, and decreases thermogenesis 2,3,14,23 . Neurons containing neuropeptide Y become active during negative energy balance conditions such as hunger, dietary restrictions, breastfeeding, physical exercise, and uncontrolled diabetes 4,24,25 .…”