Ginkgo biloba Extract Improves Insulin Signaling and Attenuates Inflammation in Retroperitoneal Adipose Tissue Depot of Obese Rats by Bruna Kelly Sousa Hirata, Renata Mancini Banin, Ana Paula Segantine Dornellas, Iracema Senna de Andrade, Juliane Costa Silva Zemdegs, Luciana Chagas Caperuto, Lila Missae Oyama, Eliane Beraldi Ribeiro, Monica Marques Telles

“…In the present study we aimed to evaluate the effect of GbE on both inflammatory cascade and insulin signaling in retroperitoneal fat depot of diet-induced obese rats. Rats were fed with high fat diet for 2 months and thereafter treated for 14 days with 500 mg/kg of GbE. …”
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Chronic consumption of thermally processed palm oil or canola oil modified gut microflora of rats by Mengcheng Ruan, Yiran Bu, Fangjie Wu, Shijie Zhang, Rulong Chen, Na Li, Zhiguo Liu, Hualin Wang

“…Palm oil or canola oil were heated at 180 °C for 10 h to prepare high-fat diets. Rats were fed high-fat diets for 3 months, and hematological properties, gut microflora composition and intestinal gene expression were examined. …”
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Effect of Creatine Monohydrate Supplementation on Various Hematological and Serum Biochemical Parameters of Male Albino Mice following Neonatal Hypoxia-Ischemia Encephalopathy by Shahid Iqbal, Nabia Nazir, Quratulane Gillani, Atif Akbar, Furhan Iqbal

“…ALT had higher concentrations in mice feeding on normal diet for 8 (P>0.01) and 12 weeks (P>0.01) following asphyxia and in 12 weeks treatment without asphyxia (P=0.006) when compared with the creatine supplemented mice. …”
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Exploring the application of dietary antioxidant index for disease risk assessment: a comprehensive review by Hossein Pourmontaseri, Sina Bazmi, Matin Sepehrinia, Matin Sepehrinia, Ayda Mostafavi, Reza Arefnezhad, Reza Arefnezhad, Reza Homayounfar, Farhad Vahid

“…Dietary antioxidants can be obtained from various sources, mainly through a plant-based diet, including fruits and vegetables. The dietary antioxidant index (DAI) has been developed to assess total antioxidant intake from diet. …”
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The SGLT-2 Inhibitor Dapagliflozin Has a Therapeutic Effect on Atherosclerosis in Diabetic ApoE−/− Mice by Weiling Leng, Xinshou Ouyang, Xiaotian Lei, Mingxia Wu, Liu Chen, Qinan Wu, Wuquan Deng, Ziwen Liang

“…Aortic atherosclerosis was induced in streptozotocin induced diabetic ApoE−/− mice by feeding with high-fat diet, and dapagliflozin was administrated intragastrically for 12 weeks as treatment. …”
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Biting force and tongue muscle strength as useful indicators for eating and swallowing capability assessment among elderly patients by Xinmiao Wang, Gangying Zheng, Mingsong Su, Yanqiu Chen, Hua Xie, Weijia Han, Qing Yang, Jianqin Sun, Jianshe Chen

“…Participants’ denture status and daily diet texture were determined by a pre-questionnaire analysis. …”
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Baicalein Protects against Type 2 Diabetes via Promoting Islet β-Cell Function in Obese Diabetic Mice by Yu Fu, Jing Luo, Zhenquan Jia, Wei Zhen, Kequan Zhou, Elizabeth Gilbert, Dongmin Liu

“…Using another mouse model of type 2 diabetes generated by high-fat diet (HFD) feeding and low doses of streptozotocin injection, we found that baicalein treatment significantly improved hyperglycemia, glucose tolerance, and blood insulin levels in these middle-aged obese diabetic mice, which are associated with the improved islet β-cell survival and mass. …”
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Dose-dependent effects of apple pectin on alleviating high fat-induced obesity modulated by gut microbiota and SCFAs by Yuanyuan Zhao, Jinfeng Bi, Jianyong Yi, Jian Peng, Qiancheng Ma

“…In this study, the standard diet (Chow group) and high fat diet containing 0% (HF group), 1%, 3%, 5%, 8% or 12% (m/m) apple pectin (HF-P group) were offered ad libitum for 8 weeks to 4-week C57BL/6J mice (n = 10/group). …”
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Co‐Translational Deposition of N6‐Acetyl‐L‐Lysine in Nascent Proteins Contributes to the Acetylome in Mammalian Cells by Dingyuan Guo, Nan Li, Xiaoyan Zhang, Runxin Zhou, Jie He, Xiao‐Ping Ding, Weixing Yu, Fuqiang Tong, Sibi Yin, Yu Wang, Xin Xu, Long Wang, Mingzhu Fan, Shan Feng, Ke Liu, Ke Tang, Zhuqing Ouyang, Yusong R Guo, Yugang Wang

“…Abstract N6‐acetyl‐L‐lysine residue is abundant in dietary protein but little is known about its potential influences on the diet‐consumers. Herein, it is reported that Lysyl‐tRNA synthetase (KARS) mediates co‐translational deposition of diet‐derived N6‐acetyl‐L‐lysine (AcK) in nascent proteins to contribute to the acetylome in cells. …”
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Nutritional evaluation of inactivated whole soy and protease enzyme for growing and finishing pigs by M.R. Carmo, M.C.M.M. Ludke, T.M. Bertol, J.V. Ludke, A. Coldebella, C.P. Cruz, H. Rech, P.Z. Amador

“…The IWS has a high energy value and when used in diets for growing and finishing pigs provides satisfactory performance and better economic efficiency.…”
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Effect of Inhibition of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme and/or Neutral Endopeptidase on Neuropathy in High-Fat-Fed C57Bl/6J Mice by Lawrence Coppey, Bao Lu, Craig Gerard, Mark A. Yorek

“…We have demonstrated that treating diet-induced obese (DIO) mice with the vasopeptidase inhibitor ilepatril improved neural function. …”
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Food Store Environment Modifies Intervention Effect on Fruit and Vegetable Intake among Low-Income Women in North Carolina by Alison A. Gustafson, Joseph Sharkey, Carmen D. Samuel-Hodge, Jessica C. Jones-Smith, Jianwen Cai, Alice S. Ammerman

“…Results point to how the food store environment may modify the success of an intervention on diet change among low-income women.…”
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Compared to Fishmeal, Dietary Soybean Meal Improves the Reproductive Performance of Female Yellow Catfish (Pelteobagrus fulvidraco) Broodstock by Zheng Chen, Shuzhan Fei, Cui Liu, Yuanhui Duan, Haokun Liu, Dong Han, Junyan Jin, Yunxia Yang, Xiaoming Zhu, Shouqi Xie

“…To investigate the effects of different dietary protein sources on the reproductive performance of female broodstock, yellow catfish (Pelteobagrus fulvidraco) were fed with three experimental diets using fishmeal (FM), soybean meal (SBM), and rapeseed meal (RSM) as main protein sources, respectively. …”
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Populasi Mikroba Pada Saluran Cerna Ayam Pedaging yang diberi Probiotik dan Fitogenik sebagai Feed Additive dalam Ransum by Muhammad Daud, Muhammad Aman Yaman, Zahrul Fuadi, Mulyadi Mulyadi

“…The aim of this study was to evaluate the population of lactic acid bacteria and pathogenic bacteria (Escherichia coli) in the gastrointestinal tract (duodenum, jejunum, ileum and cecum) of broiler chickens aged 2, 4 and 6 weeks given probiotics and phytogenics in the diet. The study used 96 day old chicks (DOC) which were reared up to the age of six weeks. …”
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FGF21 acts in the brain to drive macronutrient-specific changes in behavioral motivation and brain reward signaling by Md Shahjalal H. Khan, Sora Q. Kim, Robert C. Ross, Florina Corpodean, Redin A. Spann, Diana A. Albarado, Sun O. Fernandez-Kim, Blaise Clarke, Hans-Rudolf Berthoud, Heike Münzberg, David H. McDougal, Yanlin He, Sangho Yu, Vance L. Albaugh, Paul L. Soto, Christopher D. Morrison

“…Fiber photometry recording of VTA dopamine neurons revealed that oral delivery of maltodextrin triggered a larger dopamine neuron activation than casein in control diet-fed mice, while casein triggered a larger activation in low-protein diet-fed mice. …”
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Regular Consumption of a Flavanol-rich Chocolate can Improve Oxidant Stress in Young Soccer Players by Cesar G. Fraga, Lucas Actis-Goretta, Javier I. Ottaviani, Fernando Carrasquedo, Silvina B. Lotito, Sheryl Lazarus, Harold H. Schmitz, Carl L. Keen

“…The consumption of a diet rich in certain flavonoids, including the flavanol sub-class, has been associated with a reduced risk for vascular disease. …”
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Changes in Fatty Acid Composition and Distribution of N-3 Fatty Acids in Goat Tissues Fed Different Levels of Whole Linseed by Kamaleldin Abuelfatah, Md. Zuki Abu Bakar Zakaria, Goh Yong Meng, Awis Qurni Sazili

“…Twenty-four Crossed Boer bucks were assigned randomly into three treatment diets: L0, L10, or L20, containing 0%, 10%, or 20% whole linseed, respectively. …”
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Knowledge and Lifestyle-Associated Prevalence of Obesity among Newly Diagnosed Type II Diabetes Mellitus Patients Attending Diabetic Clinic at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumas... by Yaa Obirikorang, Christian Obirikorang, Enoch Odame Anto, Emmanuel Acheampong, Nyalako Dzah, Caroline Nkrumah Akosah, Emmanuella Batu Nsenbah

“…The commonly known cause, complication, and management of obesity were poor diet (76.9%), hypertension (81.8%), and diet modification (86.7%), respectively. …”
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Impact of Zootechnical Additive of the Nitrooxypropanol to Minimize Methane Emission in Cattle: A Review by Ghasaq Sami Mshary, Cristina Castillo, Joaquin Hernandez, Rodrigo Muiño

“…Their dose-level potential must be assessed whenever feed additives become available in ruminant diets. Feed additives are managed in trace amounts to impact on rumen metabolism. …”
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Morphological change in an isolated population of red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris) in Britain by Kim E. Chandler, Eloy Gálvez-López, Stuart Black, Andrew C. Kitchener, Kat Hamill, Bethan Roberts, Sean Doherty, Philip G. Cox

“…Nitrogen isotope ratios (δ15N) were lower in the 1990s and 2010s Formby squirrels (suggesting a diet with an increased proportion of peanuts), and higher in other populations. …”
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