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The new total Western diet for rodents does not induce an overweight phenotype or alter parameters of metabolic syndrome in mice.
Nutrition research (New York, N.Y.) - 1 Sept 2016
Monsanto Stephany P, Hintze Korry J, Ward Robert E, Larson Deanna P, Lefevre Michael, Benninghoff Abby D
Abstract excerpt
In this study, we determined the impact of the total Western diet (TWD) for rodents and its macro- and micronutrient components on weight gain and biomarkers of metabolic function in mice compared to a 45% fat diet-induced obesity (DIO) diet and the standard AIN93G diet. We hypothesized that mice fed the TWD would have increased body fat with indicators of metabolic syndrome similar to mice consuming the DIO...
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