CORT and obesity due to melanocortin 4 receptor deficiency: These results align with the higher rates of overweight and obesity observed in GWI veterans (Coughlin et al., 2011; Breland et al., 2017), and suggest that prior exposure to this model’s specific chemicals (PB/DEET/DFP) in addition to stress (CORT in this study) may impact weight (e.g., metabolic function) later in life.