Endocrine Abstracts

Overweight and obesity is an escalating global health problem, affecting 40% of the population and being the 5th largest cause of death worldwide. Treatment options are limited, with pharmaceutical approaches being inadequate and the success of bariatric surgery being limited by its invasive nature. The regulation of appetite by small bioactive compounds in the gastrointestinal tract is an important target in antiobesity research. Metabolites from diet and both host and microb...