Nature reviews. Endocrinology

How Fat Detection and Brain Hormones Influence Eating and Blood Sugar Control

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Abstract

Lipid sensing may coordinate the release of multiple hormones that regulate satiety and glucose levels.

  • Lipid sensing triggers the release of hormones from the small intestine and kidney.
  • Key hormones involved include cholecystokinin, peptide YY, glucagon-like peptide 1, and glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide.
  • Dysregulation of these lipid sensing pathways is associated with obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus.
  • Interventions such as bariatric surgery and gut microbiota modulation may restore hormone secretion and improve metabolism.
  • An endocrine and neural axis governed by lipid sensing is proposed to influence energy balance.

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