As clear evidence exists for viral disruption of leptin function [106] and virus-associated weight gain in humans [107] and monkeys [108], is it possible the global epidemics of type II diabetes mellitus, insulin resistance, hyperlipidaemia and obesity now prevalent [109–116], are just that; epidemics fundamentally caused by viruses that co-opt insulin or leptin or other associated receptors for cell access and generate protein quasispecies that disrupt receptor function? Here, LEP is linked to obesity disorder.