2021
Colonic Fermentation and Acetate Production in Youth with and without Obesity
Galuppo B, Cline G, Van Name M, Shabanova V, Wagner D, Kien CL, Santoro N. Colonic Fermentation and Acetate Production in Youth with and without Obesity. Journal Of Nutrition 2021, 151: 3292-3298. PMID: 34494088, PMCID: PMC8562084, DOI: 10.1093/jn/nxab277.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDe novo lipogenesisLean youthLactulose ingestionGut microbiotaHepatic de novo lipogenesisDevelopment of obesityColonic acetateOral doseIntravenous infusionPeripheral circulationColonic fermentationNovo lipogenesisObesityRate of appearanceAge 15Spearman correlationIngestionLactuloseRegression modelsMicrobiotaLesser degreeComplicationsGroupInfusionFerment carbohydrates
2014
Leptin Is Associated With Exaggerated Brain Reward and Emotion Responses to Food Images in Adolescent Obesity
Jastreboff AM, Lacadie C, Seo D, Kubat J, Van Name MA, Giannini C, Savoye M, Constable RT, Sherwin RS, Caprio S, Sinha R. Leptin Is Associated With Exaggerated Brain Reward and Emotion Responses to Food Images in Adolescent Obesity. Diabetes Care 2014, 37: 3061-3068. PMID: 25139883, PMCID: PMC4207200, DOI: 10.2337/dc14-0525.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow-calorie foodsBrain responsesFood imagesEmotion processingEmotion responsesAdolescent brainNeural responsesNeural activationHigh-calorie food consumptionFood cravingsNeural alterationsBrain rewardFunctional MRIAdolescent obesityRisk of overconsumptionAdolescentsObesity-related metabolic changesEndogenous leptin levelsFood advertisingMetabolic changesYouthDevelopment of obesityType 2 diabetesLean adolescentsNation's youth