BDNF and Obesity: Contributions of leptin, leptin receptor, proopiomelanocortin, prohormone convertase 1, melanocortin 4 receptor, single-minded homolog 1, brain-derived neurotrophic factor and neurotrophic tyrosine kinase receptor type 2 genes have been identified as causes for obesity [65,66]; however, more than 500 obesity-related genes were identified [67].