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Role of fat amount and type in ameliorating diet‐induced obesity: insights at the level of hypothalamic arcuate nucleus leptin receptor, neuropeptide Y and pro‐opiomelanocortin mRNA expression
15 Dec 2003
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AIMS: Dietary fatty acid profile, independent of caloric percent of fat, is a major regulator of body adiposity. This study examined the effects of dietary fat amount and types on fat storage and hypothalamic gene expression in the mouse model of chronic diet-induced obesity. METHODS: The dietary interventions were in twofold: (1) the obesity was induced by a 13-week obesogenic fat diet compared with a low-fat...
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