• Plasma Lipopolysaccharide Is Closely Associated With Glycemic Control and Abdominal Obesity: Evidence from bariatric surgery 

      Trøseid, Marius; Nestvold, Torunn Kristin; Rudi, Knut; Thoresen, Hanna; Nielsen, Erik Waage; Lappegård, Knut Tore (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2013-10-15)
      OBJECTIVE It is of vital importance to elucidate the triggering factors of obesity and type 2 diabetes to improve patient care. Bariatric surgery has been shown to prevent and even cure diabetes, but the mechanism is unknown. Elevated levels of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) predict incident diabetes, but the sources of LPS are not clarified. The objective of the current study was to evaluate the ...