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Gut peptides are small protein-like molecules released by the gut and are structurally composed of 36 amino acids. Gut peptides exert biological effects on various organs, including the brain and the gut. Examples include PYY, CCK, and GLP (Holzer et al., 2012).
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The Center for Nutritional Psychology. (2024). Gut peptides. In Encyclopedia of Nutritional Psychology. The Center for Nutritional Psychology.
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