possibility that calories themselves from the ethanol injection (approximately 14 kcal/day) are involved in stimulating this orexigenic peptide to promote further consummatory behavior is unlikely, given the finding that food intake, TG levels and OX are stimulated by a small meal (10-15 kcal) high in fat content as compared to an equicaloric meal low in fat content (Gaysinskaya et al., 2007). Together, these data indicate that ethanol has a stimulatory effect on fat consumption, which in turn positively affects ethanol consumption.
