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    Dietary supplementation with long-chain monounsaturated fatty acids attenuates obesity-related metabolic dysfunction and increases expression of PPAR gamma in adipose tissue in type 2 diabetic KK-Ay mice

    The objective of present study was to examine the effect of long-chain monounsaturated fatty acids (LC-MUFAs) with chain lengths longer than 18 (i.e., C20:1 and C22:1 isomers combined) on obesity-related metab...

    Zhi-Hong Yang, Hiroko Miyahara, Yusuke Iwasaki, Jiro Takeo in Nutrition & Metabolism (2013)

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    Diet high in fat and sucrose induces rapid onset of obesity-related metabolic syndrome partly through rapid response of genes involved in lipogenesis, insulin signalling and inflammation in mice

    Frequent consumption of a diet high in fat and sucrose contributes to lifestyle-related diseases. However, limited information is available regarding the short-term effects of such a diet on the onset of obesi...

    Zhi-Hong Yang, Hiroko Miyahara, Jiro Takeo in Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome (2012)