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animal models of obesity  

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  • Complex physiological and behavioral conditions that occur in humans can be investigated in animal species that display, whether spontaneously or as a result of intervention, similar features of critical aspects of the condition being studied; such animals provide what is known as an animal model of the condition. In the case of obesity, the critical aspect is accumulation of excess body fat. [Source: Encyclopedia of Obesity; Animal Models of Obesity]

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