A high-sugar diet rapidly enhances susceptibility to colitis via depletion of luminal short-chain fatty acids in mice
Abstract Western-style diets have been implicated in triggering inflammatory bowel disease activity. The aim of this study was to identify the effect of a short-term diet high in sugar on susceptibility to colitis. Adult wild-type mice were placed on chow or a high sugar diet (50% sucrose) ± acetate...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2019-08-01
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| Series: | Scientific Reports |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-48749-2 |