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Obesity and Diabetes
Research results from Royal Liverpool University update knowledge of obesity and diabetes
May 20th, 2008
"Incretins such as glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide ( GIP) and glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) are intestinal postprandial hormones that stimulate insulin release from the pancreas as long as circulating glucose concentrations are raised. In addition to their effect on insulin secretion and consequent glucose lowering, GIP and GLP-1, especially the latter, have a number of physiological effects such as inhibition of glucagon release, gastric emptying and food intake, as well as a tropic action on pancreatic B-cell mass," scientists in Liverpool, the United Kingdom report. "There is currently a pandemic of obesity and diabetes, and existing treatments are...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-05-20)
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