Obesity
Investigators at Federal University of Minas Gerais, Institute of Gastroenterology zero in on obesity
Published in Drug Week, May 25th, 2007
New research, "Gastric emptying of solids and semi-solids in morbidly obese and non-obese subjects: an assessment using the 13C-octanoic acid and 13C-acetic acid breath tests," is the subject of a report. "It has been suggested that obesity is associated with an altered rate of gastric emptying. The objective of the present study was to determine whether the rates of solid and semi-solid gastric emptying differ between morbidly obese patients and lean subjects," investigators in Belo Horizonte, Brazil report.
"The Gastric-emptying time (GET) of solid and semi-solid meals were compared between lean healthy subjects and morbidly obese patients enrolled in two previously...
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Source: Drug Week (2007-05-25)
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