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Gastrointestinal motility in obesity
1 Apr 1995
Abstract excerpt
Gastrointestinal motility is closely linked to the rate at which nutrients become systemically available. Regulation of gastric emptying represents the most important brake against delivery of nutrients to the intestine in excess of digestive and absorptive capacity. In man, gastric emptying is slowed in proportion to the energy density of the meal, which will level out the rate of energy delivery to the...
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