Liver's Fat-Burning secrets revealed in sleeve gastrectomy study
NCT ID NCT03997422
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at how the liver burns fat and makes sugar in people with NASH (a serious liver disease linked to obesity) who are planning to have weight-loss surgery. Researchers will use special scans to measure liver function before and after surgery in 30 adults. The goal is to understand why bariatric surgery improves NASH, which may lead to better treatments in the future.
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University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55455, United States
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