Impact of a High-Fat or High-Fiber Diet on Intestinal Microbiota and Metabolic Markers in a Pig Model

To further elaborate interactions between nutrition, gut microbiota and host health, an animal model to simulate changes in microbial composition and activity due to dietary changes similar to those in humans is needed. Therefore, the impact of two different diets on cecal and colonic microbial gene...

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Main Authors: Sonja N. Heinritz, Eva Weiss, Meike Eklund, Tobias Aumiller, Charlotte M.E. Heyer, Sabine Messner, Andreas Rings, Sandrine Louis, Stephan C. Bischoff, Rainer Mosenthin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-05-01
Series:Nutrients
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/8/5/317