Dietary Phaseolus vulgaris extract alleviated diet-induced obesity, insulin resistance and hepatic steatosis and alters gut microbiota composition in mice

Phaseolus vulgaris may reduce appetite, body weight and gut microbiota and has been shown to contribute to the development of obesity, type 2 diabetes and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. This study was conducted to investigate the impact of P. vulgaris extract (PVE) on obesity and obesity-associa...

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Main Authors: Haizhao Song, Wen Han, Fujie Yan, Dongdong Xu, Qiang Chu, Xiaodong Zheng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-01-01
Series:Journal of Functional Foods
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1756464615005198