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Effects of a protein preload on gastric emptying, glycemia, and gut hormones after a carbohydrate meal in diet-controlled type 2 diabetes.

OBJECTIVE: We evaluated whether a whey preload could slow gastric emptying, stimulate incretin hormones, and attenuate postprandial glycemia in type...

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Acute Effects of Substitution, and Addition, of Carbohydrates and Fat to Protein on Gastric Emptying, Blood Glucose, Gut Hormones, Appetite, and Energy Intake.

Whey protein, when ingested on its own, load-dependently slows gastric emptying and stimulates gut hormone concentrations in healthy young men....

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Gastrointestinal Transit Time, Glucose Homeostasis and Metabolic Health: Modulation by Dietary Fibers.

Gastrointestinal transit time may be an important determinant of glucose homeostasis and metabolic health through effects on nutrient absorption and...

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Effects of targeted delivery of propionate to the human colon on appetite regulation, body weight maintenance and adiposity in overweight adults.

OBJECTIVE: The colonic microbiota ferment dietary fibres, producing short chain fatty acids. Recent evidence suggests that the short chain fatty...

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Leptin resistance in vagal afferent neurons inhibits cholecystokinin signaling and satiation in diet induced obese rats.

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: The gastrointestinal hormone cholecystokinin (CCK) plays an important role in regulating meal size and duration by activating...

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Vagal afferent neurons in high fat diet-induced obesity; intestinal microflora, gut inflammation and cholecystokinin.

The vagal afferent pathway is the major neural pathway by which information about ingested nutrients reaches the CNS and influences...

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Role of the vagus nerve in the development and treatment of diet-induced obesity.

This review highlights evidence for a role of the vagus nerve in the development of obesity and how targeting the...

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Vagal dysfunction and small intestinal bacterial overgrowth: novel pathways to chronic inflammation in HIV.

OBJECTIVE: Chronic inflammation in HIV-infected individuals drives disease progression and the development of comorbidities, despite viral suppression with combined antiretroviral...

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Evaluation of a modified rat model for functional dyspepsia.

Background/Aim: The purpose of this study was to establish a modified rat model with functional dyspepsia (FD) and analyze the...

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