Endocrine Abstracts

In recent decades, a great deal of investigation has been focused on the role of gut hormones in energy homeostasis. The gastrointestinal tract is the largest endocrine organ in the body producing hormones that have important sensing and signalling roles in regulating body weight and energy expenditure. Dietary modifications are the first-line treatment for obesity however dieting results in only moderate weight-loss and maintenance of weight-loss is poor. Compensatory gut hor...