A search for new pathways in the reversal and prevention of obesity and type 2 diabetes KU Leuven
Obesity is a chronic disease that mainly develops in sedentary individuals, over-consuming a Western diet, rich in salt, sugar and fat. Obesity is a major cause of several life threatening health risks, such as type 2 diabetes (T2D). The currently available drugs have rather disappointing long-term effects. Gastric bypass procedures (GBP) have turned out to be a very effective treatment for obesity and associated T2D with a maintained effect ...