DIET, BACTERIA AND INFLAMMATION: THE INTESTINAL MUCOSA AND METABOLIC SYNDROME
Long term consumption of a high fat diet (HFD) increases the risk of developing Metabolic Syndrome and type 2 diabetes. This led us to hypothesize that long term HFD consumption impairs immune tolerance to the intestinal bacteria. Our studies had two goals. First, we characterized the effect of long...
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UKnowledge
2012
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| Online Access: | http://uknowledge.uky.edu/nutrisci_etds/4 http://uknowledge.uky.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1005&context=nutrisci_etds |