The present Editorial is a reflection from the article by Stephen Manning and by Sridhar Gumpeny and Lakshmi Gumpeny published in this volume of Adipobiology. Focusing to injured Homo obesus and glucose and energy homeostasis, the authors also discussed adipose- and bone-derived endocrine proteins collectively termed adipokines and osteokines, respectively.
Adipobiology 2010; 2: 73-75.