Low-dose aspartame consumption differentially affects gut microbiota-host metabolic interactions in the diet-induced obese rat.

Aspartame consumption is implicated in the development of obesity and metabolic disease despite the intention of limiting caloric intake. The mechanisms responsible for this association remain unclear, but may involve circulating metabolites and the gut microbiota. Aims were to examine the impact of...

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Main Authors: Marie S A Palmnäs, Theresa E Cowan, Marc R Bomhof, Juliet Su, Raylene A Reimer, Hans J Vogel, Dustin S Hittel, Jane Shearer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4197030?pdf=render