Is the jejunum the fulcrum of glucose metabolism?

Gut. 2021 Jun;70(6):1005-1006. doi: 10.1136/gutjnl-2020-322662. Epub 2020 Sep 29.

Jose Manuel Fernández-Real^{1

2

3}, Jordi Mayneris-Perxachs⁴

¹ Service of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Nutrition, Hospital Universitari de Girona Doctor Josep Trueta, Girona, Catalunya, Spain jmfreal@idibgi.org.
² Department of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine. University of Girona, Girona, Catalunya, Spain.
³ CIBER Pathophysiology of Obesity and Nutrition. Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain.
⁴ Endocrinology and Nutrition, Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica de Girona Dr Josep Trueta and Hospital Dr Josep Trueta, Girona, Catalunya, Spain.

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Keywords: gastrointestinal physiology; morbid obesity; nutrition; obesity; obesity surgery.

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