Obesity and overweight are linked to increased sodium-glucose cotransporter 1 and glucose transporter 5 levels in duodenum.
Teresa Vanessa FiorentinoFrancesca De VitoEvelina SuraciRaffaella MarascoMarta Letizia HribalFrancesco LuzzaGiorgio SestiPublished in: Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) (2023)
Individuals with overweight and obesity display enhanced duodenal SGLT-1 and GLUT-5 abundance, which correlates with increased postprandial glucose concentrations, insulin resistance, and hyperinsulinemia.