Adipokines

New Findings from A. Islam and Co-Authors in the Area of Adipokines Published

Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, March 12th, 2012

2012 MAR 12 -- "Dietary interventions that reduce accumulation of body fat are of great interest. Consumption of viscous dietary fibers cause well-known positive metabolic effects, such as reductions in the postprandial glucose and insulin concentrations," investigators in San Diego, California report.

"However, their effect on body composition and fuel utilization has not been previously studied. To examine this, rats were fed a viscous nonfermentable dietary fiber, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC), for 6 weeks. Body composition was measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) and fat pad weight. Plasma adipokines, AMP kinase activation, and...

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