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Brain free fatty acid uptake is elevated in morbid obesity, and is irreversible 6 months after bariatric surgery: A positron emission tomography study.

Eleni RebelosJussi HirvonenMarco BucciLaura PekkarinenMikko NymanJarna C HannukainenPatricia IozzoPaulina SalminenLauri NummenmaaEleuterio FerranniniPirjo Nuutila
Published in: Diabetes, obesity & metabolism (2020)
BFAU is increased in morbidly obese compared with lean subjects, and is unchanged 6 months after bariatric surgery. Baseline BFAU predicts worse plasma glucose levels at follow-up, supporting the notion that the brain participates in the control of whole-body homeostasis.
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