Obesity and overweight are major public health issues, the main cause being energy homeostasis dysregulation due to Western diet consumption. Gut microbiota is known to centrally influence energy home
Recently, it has been shown that fasting for a portion of each day has metabolic benefits, and promotes lifespan. These findings complicate the interpretation of rodent CR studies, which typically fee
aMice were housed in groups with mixed genotypes. HypoE mice were fed either a Western diet (n = 13), Paigen diet without cholate (Paigen NC) (n = 18), or Paigen diet (n = 6) for one month beginning a
This study investigated the systemic metabolic effects of Lactobacillus plantarum supplementation in the context of a high fat diet in C57Bl/6 mice. We saw an increase in ileum, cecum and colon Lactob