Alcohol consumption promotes insulin sensitivity without affecting body fat levels

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 197-203

  Hong, J ^a   Smith, R R ^a   Harvey, A E ^a   Nunez N P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Insulin sensitivity

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; DRINKING WATER; FAT; GLUCOSE; INSULIN; WATER;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; BODY WEIGHT; BONE DENSITY; C57BL 6 MOUSE; CALORIC RESTRICTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEEDING; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; INSULIN RESISTANCE; INSULIN SENSITIVITY; INSULIN TOLERANCE TEST; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; LIPID DIET; LOW FAT DIET; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BODY WEIGHT; DIET; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL;

MUS;

EID: 60249083002     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2008.266     Document Type: Article

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