Obesity Animal Studies
Research reports from University of Florida provide new insights into obesity animal studies
Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, October 6th, 2008
Data detailed in 'Prolonged hyperphagia with high-fat feeding contributes to exacerbated weight gain in rats with adult-onset obesity' have been presented. According to a study from the United States, "Leptin-resistant rats, when given a high-fat (HF) diet, have a delayed normalization of caloric intake and greater weight gain than those on a chow diet. Because aged, obese rats are leptin resistant, these data predict that they will also have a delayed normalization of caloric intake and exacerbated weight gain when provided a HF diet."
"To investigate this hypothesis, along with the consequences of a HF diet on voluntary wheel running, we compared various ages of rats...
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