The FGF21 response to fructose predicts metabolic health and persists after bariatric surgery in obese humans

• Main Authors: Kasper W. ter Horst (Author), Pim W. Gilijamse (Author), Ahmet Demirkiran (Author), Bart A. van Wagensveld (Author), Mariette T. Ackermans (Author), Joanne Verheij (Author), Johannes A. Romijn (Author), Max Nieuwdorp (Author), Eleftheria Maratos-Flier (Author), Mark A. Herman (Author), Mireille J. Serlie (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2017-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: Fructose consumption has been implicated in the development of obesity and insulin resistance. Emerging evidence shows that fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21) has beneficial effects on glucose, lipid, and energy metabolism and may also mediate an adaptive response to fructose ingestion....