Rescue of Fructose-Induced Metabolic Syndrome by Antibiotics or Faecal Transplantation in a Rat Model of Obesity.

A fructose-rich diet can induce metabolic syndrome, a combination of health disorders that increases the risk of diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. Diet is also known to alter the microbial composition of the gut, although it is not clear whether such alteration contributes to the development of...

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Main Authors: Blanda Di Luccia, Raffaella Crescenzo, Arianna Mazzoli, Luisa Cigliano, Paola Venditti, Jean-Claude Walser, Alex Widmer, Loredana Baccigalupi, Ezio Ricca, Susanna Iossa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4526532?pdf=render