[The brain-gut axis: insights from the obese pig model].

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The pig, which shares several similarities with humans, is increasingly used for biomedical research, particularly in nutrition and neurosciences. Recent studies in minipigs have shown that a deleterious nutritional environment (e.g. a high-fat and high-sugar diet) induces obesity which, as in humans, is associated with increased adiposity, insulin resistance, modified eating behaviour, and altered gastric...

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