The role of gut hormones on food intake and carbohydrate tolerance

The Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass (RYGB) operation for obesity results in sustained weight loss and improvements in carbohydrate tolerance, that no current medical treatment can replicate. The mechanism that underlies the metabolic improvements observed after RYGB remains unclear, but there is an associa...

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Main Author: Tharakan, George
Other Authors: Martin, Niamh ; Tan, Tricia ; Bloom, Steve
Published: Imperial College London 2016
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.695558