Article
Maternal consumption of a cafeteria diet during lactation in rats leads the offspring to a thin-outside-fat-inside phenotype.
International journal of obesity (2005) - 1 Aug 2017
Pomar C A, van Nes R, Sánchez J, Picó C, Keijer J, Palou A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: The suckling period is a critical phase of development, in which maternal overnutrition may program the susceptibility of developing chronic diseases and disorders, such as obesity and metabolic alterations, in adult life. Here, we questioned whether the consumption of a cafeteria diet throughout lactation in rats affects the macronutrient composition of milk and whether it results in...
Topics
- Adiposity
- Animals
- Blood Glucose
- Body Weight
- Diet, Protein-Restricted
- Disease Models, Animal
- Female
- Glucose Tolerance Test
- Lactation
- Leptin
- Male