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What is the role of gut hormones?


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Gut hormone:

  1. The gut hormone constitutes a group of hormones secreted by enteroendocrine cells in the stomach, pancreas, and small intestine that control different functions of the digestive organs.
  2. Gut hormones work in association with the extensive nervous system of the gut, they perform different roles in:
  1. Food digestion.
  2. Control of appetite.
  3. Maintenance of blood glucose levels.
  4. Regulation of energy balance.

The gut continuously passes information to the brain concerning the quantity and quality of the food that is consumed.


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