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

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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Main Authors: Juan Bai, Ying Zhu, Ying Dong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-02-01
Series:Journal of Functional Foods
Subjects:
Bitter melon
Obesity
Gut microbiota
Metabolomics
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1756464617307600

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