After 24 months on a Paleolithic diet, healthy postmenopausal women who are obese show a 23% higher rise in the hormone GIP after meals compared to those on a different diet, even when weight loss is...

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Postprandial levels of GLP-1, GIP and glucagon after 2 years of weight loss with a Paleolithic diet: a randomised controlled trial in healthy obese women

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2019 Jun 1

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Postprandial levels of GLP-1, GIP and glucagon after 2 years of weight loss with a Paleolithic diet: a randomised controlled trial in healthy obese women

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DOI: 10.1530/EJE-19-0082

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