As well as having a role in lipid absorption, bile acids can act as endocrine-signaling molecules. With previous studies suggesting that bile acids operate as metabolic integrators, Watanabe et al.

Type 1 diabetic Ashley Hall, from Witney, Oxfordshire, was signed off work with intestinal pain and later diagnosed with bile acid malabsorption. A tribunal took his side after he was initially ...

High-fat foods, intestinal malabsorption conditions, exocrine pancreatic insufficiency, bile acid deficiency, and certain medications can affect how the body absorbs fat. If fat continues to be ...