Morbid obesity and type 2 diabetes alter intestinal fatty acid uptake and blood flow.
Jukka KoffertMia StåhleHenry KarlssonPatricia IozzoPaulina SalminenAnne RoivainenPirjo NuutilaPublished in: Diabetes, obesity & metabolism (2018)
In the obese, the small intestine actively takes up FAs from circulation and FA uptake remains higher than in controls post-operatively. Intestinal blood flow was not enhanced before or after bariatric surgery, suggesting that enhanced intestinal FA metabolism is not driven by intestinal perfusion.