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Free fatty acid receptor 2 and nutrient sensing: a proposed role for fibre, fermentable carbohydrates and short-chain fatty acids in appetite regulation.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20482937     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The way in which the composition of the diet may affect appetite, food intake and body weight is now receiving considerable attention in a bid to halt the global year-on-year rise in obesity prevalence. Epidemiological evidence suggests that populations who follow a fibre-rich, traditional diet are likely to have a lower body weight and improved metabolic parameters than their Western-diet counterparts. The colonic effects of fibre, and more specifically the SCFA that the fermentation process produces, may play a role in maintaining energy homeostasis via their action on the G-coupled protein receptor free fatty acid receptor 2 (FFA2; formerly GPR43). In the present review, we summarise the evidence for and against the role of FFA2 in energy homeostasis circuits and the possible ways that these could be exploited therapeutically. We also propose that the decline in fibre content of the diet since the Industrial Revolution, particularly fermentable fractions, may have resulted in the FFA2-mediated circuits being under-utilised and hence play a role in the current obesity epidemic.
Authors:
Michelle L Sleeth; Emily L Thompson; Heather E Ford; Sagen E K Zac-Varghese; Gary Frost
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Review     Date:  2010-05-19
Journal Detail:
Title:  Nutrition research reviews     Volume:  23     ISSN:  1475-2700     ISO Abbreviation:  Nutr Res Rev     Publication Date:  2010 Jun 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-07-01     Completed Date:  2010-09-29     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9113797     Medline TA:  Nutr Res Rev     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  135-45     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Investigative Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Appetite Regulation / physiology*
Body Weight
Diet*
Dietary Carbohydrates* / administration & dosage
Dietary Fiber* / administration & dosage
Energy Metabolism
Fatty Acids, Volatile* / administration & dosage
Fermentation
Homeostasis
Humans
Metabolic Syndrome X / prevention & control
Obesity / epidemiology,  prevention & control
Receptors, Cell Surface / physiology*
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
072643/Z/03/Z//Wellcome Trust; G7811974//Medical Research Council
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Dietary Carbohydrates; 0/Fatty Acids, Volatile; 0/G-protein coupled receptor 43, human; 0/Receptors, Cell Surface

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