High-fat diet: bacteria interactions promote intestinal inflammation which precedes and correlates with obesity and insulin resistance in mouse.

Obesity induced by high fat (HF) diet is associated with inflammation which contributes to development of insulin resistance. Most prior studies have focused on adipose tissue as the source of obesity-associated inflammation. Increasing evidence links intestinal bacteria to development of diet-induc...

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Main Authors: Shengli Ding, Michael M Chi, Brooks P Scull, Rachael Rigby, Nicole M J Schwerbrock, Scott Magness, Christian Jobin, Pauline K Lund
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-08-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2922379?pdf=render