Modulation of gut microbiota and gut-generated metabolites by bitter melon results in improvement in the metabolic status in high fat diet-induced obese rats
The anti-obesity property of bitter melon powder (BMP) was investigated using a high-fat diet (HFD) obesity model. Obese rats were fed a HFD and treated with BMP for 8 weeks. We observed that BMP could effectively retard the body weight gain and improve the insulin sensitivity compared to the HFD gr...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2018-02-01
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| Series: | Journal of Functional Foods |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1756464617307600 |