Oligofructose and inulin modulate glucose and amino acid metabolism through propionate production in normal-weight and obese cats

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 102, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 694-702

  Verbrugghe, Adronie ^a   Hesta, Myriam ^a   Gommeren, Kris ^a   Daminet, Sylvie ^a   Wuyts, Birgitte ^b   Buyse, Johan ^c   Janssens, Geert P J ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^c LABORATORY OF GENE TECHNOLOGY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Carbohydrate metabolism; Cats; Dietary fibre; Obesity

Indexed keywords

FRUCTOSE OLIGOSACCHARIDE; GLUCOSE; INSULIN; INULIN; PROPIONIC ACID;

AMINO ACID METABOLISM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; FOOD COMPOSITION; GLUCONEOGENESIS; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INTRAVENOUS GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; MALE; NONHUMAN; OBESITY;

AMINO ACIDS; ANIMALS; AREA UNDER CURVE; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BODY WEIGHT; CAT DISEASES; CATS; FEMALE; INSULIN; INULIN; MALE; OBESITY; OLIGOSACCHARIDES; ORCHIECTOMY; OVARIECTOMY; PREBIOTICS; PROPIONATES;

EID: 73649090767     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114509288982     Document Type: Article

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