Antiobesity and lipid-lowering effects of <it>Bifidobacterium </it>spp. in high fat diet-induced obese rats

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Recent studies have reported the preventive effects of probiotics on obesity. Among commensal bacteria, bifidobacteria is one of the most numerous probiotics in the mammalian gut and are a type of lactic acid bacteria. The aim of thi...

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Main Authors: Lee Si, Cha Min, Kim Jung, Lee Do, Park Shin, An Hyang, Lim Hyung, Kim Kyung, Ha Nam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-07-01
Series:Lipids in Health and Disease
Online Access:http://www.lipidworld.com/content/10/1/116