Fish oil supplementation to rats fed high-fat diet during pregnancy prevents development of impaired insulin sensitivity in male adult offspring

Abstract We examined whether maternal fish oil supplementation during pregnancy could prevent development of insulin resistance in adult male offspring of rat dams fed a high-fat diet. Time-mated Sprague-Dawley rat dams were randomised into four treatment groups: Con-Con, dams fed a control diet (fa...

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Main Authors: Benjamin B. Albert, Mark H. Vickers, Clint Gray, Clare M. Reynolds, Stephanie A. Segovia, José G. B. Derraik, Manohar L. Garg, David Cameron-Smith, Paul L. Hofman, Wayne S. Cutfield
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-05793-0