Role of Gut Nutrient Sensing in Metabolic Diseases

Sponsored by an educational grant from Lucta.

Sunday, April 21, 2013
8:00 AM–10:00 AM

Chairs

Douglas Burrin, PhD, USDA Children’s Nutrition Research Center, Baylor College of Medicine,
Houston, TX

Presentations

Chemosensing in the Gut:  Nutrients, Microbiota and the Gut-Brain Axis, Helen Raybould, PhD, University of California, Davis

Gut-Brain Hedonic Responses To Bariatric Surgery, Alexander D. Miras, MRCP, BSC, Imperial College London, UK

Metabolic Improvements after Bariatric Surgery: Role of the Gut-Brain Axis, Darleen Sandoval, PhD, University of Cincinnati, OH

Role of GLP-1 in Body Weight Regulation:  Lessons from Human Trials. Arne Astrup, MD, PhD, University of Copenhagen, Denmark