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High-intensity Sweeteners and Energy Balance
Recent epidemiological evidence points to a link between a variety of negative health outcomes (e.g. metabolic syndrome, diabetes and cardiovascular...
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The Dose Makes the Poison: Sugar and Obesity in the United States - A Review
Two-thirds of the US population is either overweight or obese. Obesity is one of the major drivers of preventable diseases...
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Maternal High-Sugar Diet Changes Offspring Vulnerability to Reinstatement of Cocaine-Seeking Behavior: Role of melanocortin-4 Receptors
Maternal diet significantly influences the proper development of offspring in utero. Modifications of diet composition may lead to metabolic and...
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A High-Fat High-Sucrose Diet Rapidly Alters Muscle Integrity, Inflammation and Gut Microbiota in Male Rats
The chronic low-level inflammation associated with obesity is known to deleteriously affect muscle composition. However, the manner in which obesity...
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Diet-driven Microbiota Dysbiosis Is Associated With Vagal Remodeling and Obesity
Obesity is one of the major health issues in the United States. Consumption of diets rich in energy, notably from...
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The Gut Microbiota at the Intersection of Diet and Human Health
Diet affects multiple facets of human health and is inextricably linked to chronic metabolic conditions such as obesity, type 2...
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Sex Differences in Response to a High Fat, High Sucrose Diet in Both the Gut Microbiome and Hypothalamic Astrocytes and Microglia
Objectives: Obesity is a major epidemic in our population and has emerged as a primary health concern. Consumption of a...
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High-fat or High-Sugar Diets as Trigger Inflammation in the Microbiota-Gut-Brain Axis
Microbiota, intestine, and brain interact one with another through the afferent fibers of the vagus nerve, which is the major...
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Incretins: A New Treatment Option for Type 2 Diabetes?
This article describes how the discovery of a protein almost 100 years ago led to a clinical treatment for type...
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