Delayed gastric emptying in the obese: an assessment using the non-invasive (13)C-octanoic acid breath test.

AIM: Much of the controversy surrounding the correlation between obesity and gastric emptying lies in the inconsistency of methodology and analysis. This study was designed to overcome some of the discrepancies encountered in previous studies and to test the hypothesis that obese individuals have al...

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Main Authors: Jackson, S, Leahy, F, McGowan, A, Bluck, L, Coward, W, Jebb, SA
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2004